Artabotrys hexapetalus

Manoranjitham, the climbing ylang-ylang, is a shrub found in India through to Burma, southern China and Taiwan,[1] having flowers that are renowned for their exotic fragrance.[2] It is also called ylang-ylang vine or tail grape in English, with a variety of names in other languages.[2][1] The yellow colored flowers of this plant are very fragrant.[3] The flowers are greenish in the beginning and turn yellow with age and the flowers are long lasting with fruity pleasant smell.[2] When young it is a shrub which turns into a climber once attains the height of about 2 meters.[1]

Artabotrys hexapetalus
Artabotrys hexapetalus flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Artabotrys
Species:
A. hexapetalus
Binomial name
Artabotrys hexapetalus
Synonyms
  • Annona hexapetala L.f. Synonym
  • Annona uncinata Lam. Synonym
  • Anona uncinata Lam. Synonym
  • Artabotrys hamatus (Dunal) Blume Synonym
  • Artabotrys intermedius Hassk. Synonym
  • Artabotrys odoratissimus R.Br. Synonym
  • Artabotrys uncata (Lour.) Baill. Synonym
  • Artabotrys uncatus (Lour.) Baill. Synonym
  • Artabotrys uncinatus (Lam.) Merr. Unresolved
  • Unona esculenta Dunal Unresolved
  • Unona hamata Blume Unresolved
  • Unona uncata (Lour.) Dunal Synonym
  • Unona uncinata Dunal Unresolved
  • Uvaria esculenta Roxb. ex Rottler Synonym
  • Uvaria hamata Roxb. Unresolved
  • Uvaria odoratissima Roxb. Synonym
  • Uvaria uncata Lour. Synonym
  • Fruits
  • Leaves
  • Hook

See also

References
  1. "Artabotrys hexapetalus". Asianplant.net. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Artabotrys hexapetalus - Hari Champa". Flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  3. "Artabotrys hexapetalus - Hortipedia". En.hortipedia.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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