Cemetery tree
Polyalthia longifolia
Also known as Mast tree, Telegraph Pole Tree
About Cemetery tree
Monoon longifolium, the false ashoka, also commonly known by its synonym Polyalthia longifolia, is an Asian small tree species in the family Annonaceae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka, but has been widely introduced elsewhere in tropical Asia. This evergreen tree is known to grow over 20 m. in height and is commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. It exhibits symmetrical pyramidal growth with willowy weeping pendulous branches and long narrow lanceolate leaves with undulate margins. Monoon longifolium is sometimes incorrectly identified as the ashoka tree (Saraca indica) because of the close resemblance of both trees.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyalthia longifolia
- Genus
- Polyalthia
- Family
- ANNONACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अशोक का पेड़
- Bengali
- দেবদারু
- Tamil
- நெட்டிலிங்கம்
- Telugu
- నరమామిడి
- Kannada
- ಕಂಬದಮರ
- Malayalam
- അരണമരം
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Cemetery tree belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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