Neolitsea scrobiculata Gamble

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (LAUREL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lauraceae
  • Species : Neolitsea scrobiculata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Vernacular name : Veganaa (Tam.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0646
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 24/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Habitat : Evergreen forest
  • Key identification features : Densely foliaceous evergreeen shola shrub to small tree, with dense crown. Leaves dark green above, glaucous below. Flowers preceded by terminal cones. A black exudate often seen on the fruits.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1000 m in sholas and other evergreen forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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=Neolitsea scrobiculata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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