Please ID conservated tree, kind regards, Sam.
Location: Ooty Botanical Garden The Nilgiris Tamil Nadu INDIA
Altitude: 7300fsl
Flower date: 01APR2025, 06pm
Habitat: conservated moisture sloppy misty highland
Plant habit: medium erect branched tree, hard woody cylindrical stem 20 inch base diameter, rough brownish flaky bark, tomentose sprouts
Height: 07 meter
Leaves: opposite elliptic obtuse acute simple flexible silvery tomentose dorsal, size upto: 06×3.5cm
Flower: axillary spike inflorescence in twigs, scarlet, fragrant, diameter: 03cm
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