Hariyaage / Malabar Fringe Tree
Linociera malabarica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- November-April
How to identify Hariyaage
Identify Hariyaage by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Deeply fringed thread-like petals.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hariyaage.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hariyaage itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಹರಿಯಾಗೆ Hariyaage, ಮಹೋದಲೆ Mahodale, ಮಾಯಿಸಲೆ, ಮೈಸಾಲೆ Maisaale, ತಗಡತಿ Tagadati, ತಗಡಕ Tagadaka, ತಗಡರೆ Tagadare
- Malayalam
- മലഇലഞ്ഞി mala-elengi
- Marathi
- हेड्डी heddi
- Tamil
- சொர்கிலி sorkili
About Hariyaage
A member of the Oleaceae family, Malabar Fringe Tree (Linociera malabarica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Hariyaage belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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