Herbarium JCB

Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm.

Family : LAURACEAE
(LAUREL FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Lauraceae
Species : Persea macrantha
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm.
Common name : Indian Persea
Vernacular name : Kurma (Hin.); Kolar maavu, Moolaa (Tam.); Nara (Tel.)
Key identification features : A moderate to large-sized evergreen tree, grows up to 30 m. Bark is brown and corky. Leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse and shiny. Flowers are small, greenish yellow, in subterminal spikes. Fruits are globose drupes, about 2 cm in diameter. Contain a single round seed.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : February-June
Comments : On hills above 1100 m in semi-evergreen forests and also in sholas.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Sundargarh district, Rayagada district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Persea macrantha. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.