Madagascar Almond Tree is a deciduous tree that grows
up to 10-20 m tall with an erect stem and neat, prominently layered
branches. Bark is pale grey, smooth and rather mottled. Leaves are
smooth, bright green when young, in branch-end rosettes of 4-9 unequal
leaves on short, thickened stems. Leaves are up to 7 cm long, tip
broadly rounded, base very tapered, margin wavy. Flowers are small,
greenish, in erect spikes up to 5 cm long. Fruit is small oval; seeds,
about 1.5 cm long with no obvious wings. Madagascar Almond Tree is
native to Madagascar.
Identification credit: Aarti Khale
Photographed in Lalbagh, Bangalore.
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