Neolitsea zeylanica (Nees & T. Nees) Merr.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LAURACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Neolitsea zeylanica (Nees & T. Nees) Merr.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in Eastern Ghats.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Theni district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Ravichandran V personal observation 2015 June
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Neolitsea zeylanica. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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