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Monoon longifolium pendula Soon. B. Xue & R.M.K. Saunders

Indian Mast Tree False Ashoka

Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Monoon
Species: longifolium
Cultivar / variety: pendula
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000091
Common name: Indian Mast Tree, False Ashoka
Arabic name: اشوكا متهدلة
Native: Southern India and Sri Lanka
Country: India Sri Lanka
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen tree to 6-15 m tall leaves lanceolate , wavy margins, leaf tip is long and thin, while leaf base  rounded flowers pale green to greenish yellow , star- shaped fruits  smooth ovoid to ellipsoid 2-25 cm long , 15 cm wide

Grown as an ornamental . Wood used to make pencils, boxes, matches and drum cylinders.

Polyalthia longifolia Pendula 

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, stem cuttings or air layering. For seed propagation, allow fruits to become overripe before harvesting and remove the fleshy pulp from seeds before storing.
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 8 : 12
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Boxes Pencils Wood
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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