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93. Premna coriacea

Botanical Name: Premna coriacea C.B.Clarke [Lamiaceae]
Common Name: Leathery Premna/चम्बरवेल Chambarvel, Chambarti, Rawan
Local Name: Chambarvel

Distribution: 
Flowering Class: 
Habitat:
Habit: Huge Climber, extensively climbs on trees
Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering : Fruiting: 

The Plant

Its a large woody climber.  It is deciduous and sheds the leaves in Jan-March. Leaves are not immediately renewed. 






Habit and Habitat




 
The Stem 
The Bark is smooth, with lenticels  





The Leaves
Opposite leaves, coriaceous 






Flower
Flowers in terminal corymbose cymes 


Fruit
Drupe, black, ovoid, 1-seeded








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