✿Santalaceae · Osyris
Chimat / White Sandawood
Osyris wightiana
Also known as Nepal Tree
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osyris wightiana
- Genus
- Osyris
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, dry deciduous forests and montane scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, sub-tropical Himalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Santalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕುರಿಗಂಧ Kurigandha, ತಪರಾಲ Taparaala, ತಂಬರಲ್ಲಿ Tambaralli, ನಾಟಡಿಕೆ Naatadike, ಪೊಪ್ಲಿ Popli, ಬನಿಗನಿ Banigani
- Malayalam
- പുല്ലുരുവി pulluruvi, വെള്ളചന്ദനം Vellacandanam
- Marathi
- चिमट Chimat, लोटळ Lotal, पोपली Popali
- Nepali
- Jhuri, नुण्ढिकि Nundhiki
- Tamil
- Paral
About Chimat
A member of the Santalaceae family, White Sandawood (Osyris wightiana) is a shrub. It grows in semi-evergreen, dry deciduous forests and montane scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Botanical family
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
Chimat belongs to the Santalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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