Miliusa nilagirica Bedd. Southern Western Ghats

Miliusa nilagirica Bedd. Southern Western Ghats

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Systematic Classification:

Division	: Angiospermae
Class		: Dicotyledons 
Family		: Annonaceae	
Genus		: Miliusa
Species	        : nilagirica

Common Name:

Nilgiri miliusa

General Information:

Large shrubs or small trees, up to 5m tall.Branchlets terete, rugose.Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; petioles 0.3- 0.7 cm long; lamina 5-10 x 2-4 cm, ovate, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, apex caudate-acuminate, base subcuneate, glabrous; secondary nerves ca. 6 pairs, not prominent; tertiary nerves reticulate.Flowers solitary, axillary or extra-axillary, purplish green; pedicels 0.5-1.0 cm long.Fruit and SeedClustered 1-2 seeded berries, globose or subglobose, apiculate, red.

Economic Importance:

  • Not evaluated