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Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Mount View Cedar Glade State Natural Area, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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California, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Naka-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Arizona, United States
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Chiba-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Family: OleaceaeSyn.Linociera zeylanica.Distribution: Common in dense scrubs from coast to hills upto300mts . Limited to Peninsular India and SriLanka.Photographed at Penchala kona of Eastrenghats.Description: 2-5mts tall small evergreen trees. Leaves 3-7x2-4cm ovate-obovate, obtusely acute, base cuneate, thick, coriaceous, glaucous green. Flowers 4-5mm across, white with pink tinge, mildly fragrant in 3-5cm axillary panicles. Calyx small 4 lobed, Corolla of 4 long and 4 short lobes, connate in pairs. Stamens 2, filaments short attached to the petals at the base. Ovary 2 celled, ovules 2 in each cell. style short , stigma entire. Fruit a black ellipsoid drupe.The bark is used against snake bite and to controll white discharge.Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana & A.S.Rao.Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS
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Colorado, United States
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Alzada, Montana, United States
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California, United States
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A South African member of Oleaceae, popular in gardens for its fragrance. KEW Gardens, London.