Elaeagnus schlechtendalii Servett.

 
  • Family : ELAEAGNACEAE
    (Oleaster Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ELAEAGNUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Elaeagnaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeagnus schlechtendalii Servett.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree, unarmed; Young branches covered with yellowish to reddish hairs, mature branches hairless, darkened, with reddish pith; Leaves elliptic to oblong, apex and base narrowed, blunt at both ends, 40–55 mm long × 15–16 mm wide, papery texture, upper surface glabrous, green, lower surface silvery, yellowish-green, petiole broadly channelled, reddish, 6-7mm long; Inflorescence solitary, on short leafy branchlets, arise from axils of curved, deciduous bracts; Perianth pale yellow, tubular with somewhat quadrangular limb, lobes triangular, blunt, with few stellate hairs, tube yellow, globose, strongly constricted below lobes, tapering at base, 2-3mm long, entire perianth limb about 4mm, pedicel short, about 1mm long; Anthers long-pedicellate; Style glabrous, thread-like, tip not curved, does not exceed the length of anthers, disc glabrous, not prominent; Fruit ellipsoid, yellow, not distinctly separated from the peduncle.
  • Distribution :
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : India, China
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Assam, China (Guangxi)
  • 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=Elaeagnus schlechtendalii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Elaeagnus schlechtendalii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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