Polyalthia longifolia (Sonner.) Thw.
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Family: ANNONACEAE
Sub-Family: Not available
English Name: Telegraph Pole Tree
Synonym: Uvaria longifolia Sonner.
Common Name: Cemetery tree
Flowering & Fruiting Period: March - August
Distribution: Native of Sri Lanka, introduced to many tropical countries
Habitat: Grown as ornamental tree
Uses: Ornamental, hedge plant, avenue plant, bowl carving
Key Characteristics: Polyalthia longifoliaare tall trees; crown conical, grayish-brown; young branches spreading, pendulous. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; lamina lanceolate; margin entire, shining above and dull beneath. Flowers bisexual, green; numerous, in umbels or fascicles at the axis of fallen leaves; sepals 3; petals 6 (3+3), linear, broad at base; stamens numerous; carpels many; ovule one. Fruit aggregate of berries.