Dilip Walse Patil

Scientific Name : Millingtonia hortensis L.fil.

Category : Angiosperms

Status : Alive

Habit : A tall, straight, evergreen tree. Stem : Bark corky hence often called as Indian cork-tree. Leaves : Opposite, imparipinnately bipinnate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, serrate, acute. Inflorescence : Panicles of racemes Flowers : White, sweet scented. Calyx bell shaped, small. Corolla tube long lobes 5, slightly bilabiate. Stamens 4-5, didynamous, exserted. Ovary 1-celled, ovules many style long, stigma 2-lobed. Fruit : Capsule flat, many seeded, seeds winged. Flowering and Fruiting Time : September-December Significance : Commonly planted in the gardens and as an avenue tree on the roads everywhere.