| Synonym |
Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.)
Stapf, Nerium divaricatum Linn |
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Chandani |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Crape jasmine, Moonbeam, Carnation of India , Pinwheel flower |
Flowering Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Chandani |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 1000 m |
Fruit Type |
Follicle |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit a follicles obliquely narrowly ellipsoid showy. |
| Habitat |
Evergreen Forests, also Cultivated |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
Widely distributed in tropical parts of the world, including Brazil, Egypt, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. |
Bark Details |
Not particularly showy; typically multi- trunked or clumping stems and greenish brown in colour |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Elliptic |
| Description of Species |
A up to 2.5m tall. Bark crooked, stems exude a milky latex when broken. Leaf deep green, leaf blade elliptic or narrowly so, apex acuminate. Flower in . cymes, dichotomous, bracts scalelike, calyx lobes often ciliate; corolla white, lobes simple or double; stamens inserted at basal third of corolla tube. Fruit a follicles obliquely narrowly ellipsoid. |
Leaf Details |
Leaf deep green, leaf blade elliptic or narrowly so, apex acuminate |
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