| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Local Name | Manimaram |
| Local Name 2 | Mangalingam |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous trees, bark greyish-black, exfoliating in thin irregular scales; blaze pink-red. Leaves compound, imparipinnate, opposite, estipulate; rachis 5-10 cm, slender, pubescent, grooved above; leaflets 7-9, opposite; petiolule 3-30 mm, grooved above, angular, tomentose; lamina 6.5-14 x 3.5-6.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, ovate, elliptic-obovate, base attenuate or oblique, apex acute, margin entire, glabrous above, villous beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs, pinnate, flowers bisexual, yellowish-brown, fragrant, fruit a capsule, obovoid, seeds pendulous, winged. |