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Scientific Name : Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari

Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive

Habit : A scandent shrub (often reports mention it as a climber). Leaves : Oblong-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, acute at the base, glabrous, shining. Inflorescence : Solitary or in pairs. Flowers : Greenish-yellow, sweet-scented. Peduncle with a hook. Sepals 3, valvate, connate below, ovate, acute, tips reflexed. Petals 6, in two series, valvate, concave at the base, lanceolate. Stamens indefinite, anthers adnate, 2-celled. Carpels 6-10, obovoid when ripe. Fruit : Etaerio of berries. Seeds large, oblong with endosperm ruminate. Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - September Significance : Cultivated in the gardens for its sweet scented flowers.

Specimen Information

  • Common Name(s):

    हिरवा चाफा, Tail grape, Green Champa

  • Synonym(s):

    Annona hexapetala L.f.

  • Family:

    Annonaceae

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    Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa)

  • Created On:

    04-09-2022

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