Description:
Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family) »
Celastrus paniculatus see-LAS-trus -- from the ancient Greek kelastros, the name of another tree pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tus -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles) commonly known as: black-oil plant, celastrus, oriental bittersweet, intellect tree, staff tree • Bengali: kijri, malkangani • Gujarati: માલકંગના malkangana • Hindi: मालकंगनी malkangani • Kannada: ಭವಮ್ಗ bhavamga, ಜೊತಿಷ್ಮತಿ jotishmati, ಕರಿಗನ್ನೇ kariganne, ಕೊಉಗಿಲು kougilu • Konkani: माळकांगोणी malkangoni • Marathi: कांगुणी kanguni, माळकांगोणी malkangoni • Oriya: korsana, pengu • Sanskrit: अलवण alavan, ज्योतिषमति jyotishmati, कन्गु kangu • Tamil: குவரிகுண்டல் kuvarikuntal, மண்ணைக்கட்டி mannai-k-katti, வாலுளுவை valuluvai • Telugu: కాసరతీగె kasara-tige, మానెరు maneru • Urdu: کنگني مال malkanguni Native to: India, China, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia References:
Flowers of India •
Sahyadri Database •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
eFlora. Date: 20 April 2013, 09:38. Source:
Intellect tree. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 27′ 02.15″ N, 72° 55′ 47.48″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.450597; 72.929855.