Litsea meissneri Hook.f.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cylicodaphne hookeri Meisn.; Litsea khasyana Meisn.; Litsea khasyana var. hookeri (Meisn.) Hook.f.; Malapoenna hookeri (Meisn.) Kuntze; Malapoenna khasiana Kuntze; Malapoenna meissneri Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Litsea hookeri (Meisn.) D.G.Long
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small or medium sized trees, up to 15 m high; younger parts sparsely pubescent; Leaves oblong-Ianceolate to oblong-elliptic; Flowers in umbellule heads, yellowish, pubescent; Fruits globose, depressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- May
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Assam : Assam
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Banglades, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Banglades, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 337
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Litsea meissneri. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

India Distribution

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