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Citharexylum spinosum L.

Synonym	:	Citharexylum bahamense Millsp. ex Britton
Family	:	Verbenaceae
Local name	:	English-Fiddlewood Malayalam- Parijatham
Flowering and fruiting period	:	April-September
Distribution	:	Native of West Indies; introduced and naturalised in many other countries
Distribution in kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden/avenue tree
Key Botanical Characters: Shrubs or trees;  Leaves decussate-opposite, alternate or subopposite,elliptic, acute, entire or dentate, usually with a pair of glands at base of lamina; . Inflorescence axillary and terminal, recemiform or spicate, simple or branched, erect or drooping; flowers numerous, small, regular or somewhat zygomorphic;  Corolla white,   . Stamens 4, didynamous,   ; Fruit a drupe,