Cinnamomum malabatrum (Burm.f.) J.Presl

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (LAUREL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lauraceae
  • Species : Cinnamomum malabatrum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cinnamomum malabatrum (Burm.f.) J.Presl
  • Vernacular name : Lavanga Patra (Kan.); Priyaniyilai (Tam.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-362
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 25/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Endemism : South India
  • Habitat : Evergreen forest
  • Key identification features : Small evergreen tree, with reddish-brown bark, aromatic. Leaves large, coriaceous, shining, 3-nerves from the base; berry large, globose-oblong, supported by a large thickened cup of perianth.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills in plantations along with other wild evergreen trees.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569
  • 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=Cinnamomum malabatrum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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