Alangium salviifolium

Alangium salviifolium, commonly known as sage-leaved alangium, is a flowering plant in the Cornaceae family. It is also commonly known as Ankolam in Malayalam, Ankola in Kannada, Akola or Ankol in Hindi and Alanji in Tamil. In India, Its mostly found in dry regions in plains and low hills and also found on roadsides.

Alangium salviifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Alangium
Species:
A. salviifolium
Binomial name
Alangium salviifolium
Synonyms
  • Alangium acuminatum Wight ex Steud.
  • Alangium decapetalum Lam.
  • Alangium lamarckii Thwaites
  • Alangium latifolium Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Alangium mohillae Tul.
  • Alangium tomentosum Lam.
  • Karangolum mohillae (Tul.) Kuntze
  • Karangolum salviifolium (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Grewia salviifolia L.f.
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