| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Nauclea missionis Wight & Arn. |
| Synonym_2 | Sarcocephalus missionis (Wall. ex G. Don) Havil |
| Local Name | Attukadambu |
| Local Name 2 | Aattuvanchi |
| Local Name 3 | Neervanchi |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen trees, bark greyish-brown, shallowly irregularly grooved; blaze dull yellow; young shoots glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, stipulate; stipules 4-10 x 2-5 mm, oblong, obtuse, semi persistent, glabrous; petiole 5-15 mm long, stout, glabrous; lamina 8-14 x 3.5-6 cm, elliptic, elliptic-obovate or elliptic-oblong, base attenuate or decurrent, apex acute or obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, membranous to chartaceous; lateral nerves 10-13 pairs, pinnate, regular, prominent beneath, flowers bisexual, yellowish-white, fruit a drupe, globose, fleshy; seeds ovoid, few in each cell. |
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