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 Chionanthus mala-elengi (Dennst.) P.S.Green

Synonym	:	Forsythia mala-elengi Dennst.
Family	:	OLEACEAE
Local name	:	Malayalam-Mala Elengi English-Malabar Fringe Tree
Flowering and fruiting period	:	December-April
Distribution	:	Peninsular India; in the Western Ghats
Distribution in kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests
Uses	:	Not Known
Key Botanical Characters : Small trees up to 8 m tall. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.5-1.2 cm long, Inflorescence few flowered cymes or on axillary fascicles; slender peduncles; flowers sessile, yellowish white. Drupe, ellipsoid, or ovoid, 1.5 cm long; seed one.