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Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.
Habit : Large trees, up to 40 m tall. Trunk & Bark : Bark smooth, yellowish white, bright yellow when scrap; blaze reddish. Branches and Branchlets : Branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves : Leaves simple, usually opposite, sometimes alternate; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm long, terete; lamina 8-26 x 4-10 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute to acuminate, base rounded, margin entire, chartaceous or subcoriaceous; secondary_nerves 6-13 pairs; tertiary_nerves horizontally reticulo-percurrent. Inflorescence / Flower : Inflorescence panicles; flower petals dull red, disk bright red. Fruit and Seed : Capsule, 3-4 angled, elongated; seeds many, white, papery winged.
Ever green forest in wedtern Ghats India
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