Monoon longifolium Main specimen
Annonaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Monoon longifolium
  • Author :

    (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (2012)

  • Family : Annonaceae
  • English names : False Ashoka, mast tree
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Ashok, debdari
    Kannada : Assoti
    Malayalam : Aranamaram
    Marathi : Devdar
    Sanskrit : Kastadaruh, ulkatah
    Tamil : Nettilingam
    Telugu : Asokamu, devdaru

  • Synonyms :

    Guatteria longifolia (Sonn.) Wall.
    Polyalthia longifolia
    Unona altissima Russell ex Wall.
    Unona longifolia (Sonn.) Dunal
    Uvaria altissima Pennant
    Uvaria longifolia Sonn.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Monoon: 
    - Longifolium: With long leaves (from the Latin longus-folium).