| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Nauclea purpurea Roxb. |
| Synonym_2 | Nauclea elliptica Bedd. |
| Local Name | Manjanirkadambu |
| Habit | Small to medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Small trees, bark greyish-brown, exfoliating in small irregular flakes; blaze creamy-yellow. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules interpetiolar, entire, flat, deciduous; petiole 10-20 mm, stout, glabrous; lamina 10-17.5 x 4-7.3 cm, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, pinnate, prominent; flowers bisexual, purple, fruit a globose receptacle bearing capsule, obovoid, seeds many, flat, winged, bifid at the tip. |