| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Sabiaceae |
| Synonym | Millingtonia pungens Wall.ex Wight & Arn. |
| Synonym_2 | Meliosma wightii Planch.ex Brand. |
| Local Name | Kolakattamaram |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze deep pink changes to orange-red; branchlets densely tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 1.5-5 cm, stout, puberulent, grooved above; lamina 5-30 x 2-10 cm, elliptic-oblong, elliptic-obovate or oblanceolate or sometimes lanceolate; base acute to round, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire or with some distant teeth, usually distinctly pubescent on midrib, sometimes on nerves above, sparsely to moderately pubescent especially on midrib and nerves beneath,lateral nerves 7-18 pairs, pinnate, ascending, prominent, flowers small, pale yellow, fruit a drupe, globose, purple-black. |