| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Synonym | Chionanthus linocieroides (Wight) Bennet & Raizada |
| Synonym_2 | Olea linocieroides Wight |
| Local Name | Kattuchaklathi |
| Local Name 2 | Perumbal |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, to 7 m high. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 3-8 mm, stout, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 7-12 x 2.5-6 cm, oblong, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-obovate, base acute to attenuate, apex caudate-acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, glabrous, slender, pinnate, looped near the margin; intercostae obscure. Flowers bisexual, white, in axillary panicles, 2-4 cm long; calyx glabrous, lobes 4, rounded, margins ciliate; corolla lobes 4, 6-7 long, white with purple shades; stamens 2, attached at the base of the corolla lobes; filaments short; ovary 2-celled, superior, glabrous ovules 2 in each cell, pendulous from its apex; style short. Fruit a drupe, 1.3 cm long, ovoid, smooth. |