Cartrema matsumurana (Hayata) de Juana

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (Olive Or Jasmine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Oleaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Osmanthus matsumuranus Hayata; Osmanthus longipetiolatus H.T.Chang; Osmanthus marginatus Matsum.; Osmanthus maximus H.T.Chang; Osmanthus obovatifolius Kaneh.; Osmanthus pedunculatus Gagnep.; Osmanthus wilsonii Nakai
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chengiodendron matsumuranum (Hayata) C.B.Shang, X.R.Wang, Yi F.Duan & Yong F.Li
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry evergreen forests, Tropical deciduous forests
  • Key identification features : Evergreen tree, up to 8m tall, young shoots glabrous; Leaves oblanceolate, sometimes broadly oblanceolate, 8-12cm long, 3-4.5cm broad, texture papery, base acute, narrowed into the petiole, apex shortly acuminate, glabrous, petiole glabrous, 1.5-2cm long; Inflorescence axillary, cymose, paniculate, 1.5-2cm long, slightly puberulous, bracts linear-triangular, 1–2 mm long, caducous; Flowers unisexual, pedicel 1-3mm long; Calyx campanulate, tube about 0.5mm long, lobes about 0.5 mm long, rounded triangular, ciliate margins; Corolla white, tube 1.5-2mm long, lobes rounded, 1-1.5mm long; Stamens in male flowers: exserted, filaments attached at the top of the corolla tube, about 1 mm long, anthers elliptic, about 0.5 mm long, without terminal appendage; Gynoecium in female flowers: ovary about 1mm long, style about 3mm long, stigma capitate, slightly bilobed; Fruit drupe, ellipsoidal, 15–20 mm long × 6–8 mm diameter, purple or blue-black when ripe.
  • Distribution :
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Assam to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cartrema matsumurana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Cartrema matsumurana. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Habitat

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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