[4] It was named in 1783 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in his Encyclopédie Méthodique [5][6] Sage-leaved alangium is a small, bushy tree offering a dense canopy with a short trunk.

The petals of the flower typically curl backwards exposing the multiple stamens and a linear stigma distinctly sticking out.

[2] This tree flowers between February and April and Fruits between March and May just in time before the rainy season starts.

[9] Other countries and regions which it occurs in are: Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Nepal; West Himalaya; Comoro Islands; Kenya; and Tanzania.

[10][11] The birds that feed on the fruits are common myna (Acridotheres tristis), babblers (Turdoides sp) and rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri).

[12] This is the host plant of the larvae of a rare Western Ghat hawkmoth Daphnis minima[13] In Ayurveda the roots and the fruits are used for the treatment of rheumatism and haemorrhoid.