| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Synonym | Forsythia mala- elengi Dennst. |
| Local Name | Kallidala |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark greyish-brown, covered with warty lenticels; blaze dull yellow; branchlets thinly tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 4-10 mm, stout, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 5-10 x 2.5-5.5 cm, obovate or elliptic-oblong, base cuneate, apex obtuse or suddenly narrowed to a small blunt acumen, margin entire, flowers yellowish-white, fruit a drupe, ridged. |
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