Family: Oleaceae
Synonym: No synonym
Vernacular name: Kadambavalli
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests and scrub
jungles
Distribution: Western Ghats India
Flowering and Fruiting: March-November
Key identification features: Scandent
shrubs have simple, opposite leaves.
The leaves are ovate, with an abruptly shortly acuminate apex and a truncate or subcordate base. The fragrant flowers grow in many-flowered lax trichotomously branched
terminal cymes. The fruit
is ovoid, and dries black. It can occur either singly or in pairs.
Uses: The flowers are sometimes used in perfumery and aromatherapy
to create fragrant oils, essences, and perfumes.
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