Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Celastraceae | Genus: Celastrus | Species: Celastrus paniculata Willd.( मालकंगनी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Celastrus nutans Roxb., Celastrus metzianus Turcz | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Malkangni | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Black oil plant, Climbing staff tree and Intellect tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Malkangni | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1800- 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Capsule yellow, globose or obovoid, 7-8 mm across, 3-valved, 3-6-seede. Seed red arilled. |
| Habitat | Generally found in warm and tropical condition | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forest, also cultivated throughout India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, South China, Malaysia to Australia, New Caledonia. | Bark Details | Rough, pale brown exfoliating bark covered densely with small, elongated lenticles |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Scrambling or climbing shrub; branches long, lanticellate. Leaves obovate, elliptic or oblong, 3.5-15 ×2.5-8 cm, serrulate, shortly abruptly acuminate, glabrous or puberulous above, pubescent beneath especially along the nerves, base acute to rounded; petiole 0.6-1.2 cm; stipules minute, deciduous. Panicels 5-15 cm; bracts minute. Flowers yellowish or greenish, 3 mm across; pedicels 1.5-2 mm long. Sepals orbicular, erose. Petals ovate-oblong, obtuse. Capsule yellow, globose or obovoid, 7-8 mm across, 3-valved, 3-6-seede. Seed red arilled. | Leaf Details | Leaves obovate, elliptic or oblong, 3.5-15 ×2.5-8 cm, serrulate, shortly abruptly acuminate, glabrous or puberulous above, pubescent beneath especially along the nerves, base acute to rounded; petiole 0.6-1.2 cm; stipules minute, deciduous. Panicels 5-15 cm; bracts minute. |
