Scientific Name :
Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze
Synonym :
Mangifera glauca Rottb.
Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze
Common Name : Ceylon Tea, Jamrasi
Plant Family : Celastraceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to November
Flower Colour : Green
Description : Height: 3 to 6 m
Stem: Woody
Leaves: Oblong, elliptical, Alternate, opposite, crenate serrate, 7 to 8 cm, dark green above, beneath pale green
Flowers: Green, bracteate, calyx deeply divided into 4 to 5 lobes, stamens 4 to 5
Inflorescence: Cymose, divaricate branching
Fruits: Drupes, obovoid and apiculate
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : JM, TL
Distribution Range : Sri Lanka.
Uses : Due to green foliage cultivated as ornamental plant
