Polyalthia fragrans
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Polyalthia fragrans is a plant in the Annonaceae
family. Its leaves have a fragrant smell.
It is called Gowrimara in Kannada. It is found in forests of the Western Ghats
of India
.
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
family. Its leaves have a fragrant smell.
It is called Gowrimara in Kannada. It is found in forests of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.