Phoebe attenuata (Nees) Nees

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Laurus attenuata Wall.; Ocotea attenuata Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phoebe attenuata (Nees) Nees
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Yield good quality timbers, which are used for various purpose as a substitute for teak.
  • Key identification features : Large trees, up to 20 m high; branches horizontal; Leaves oblanceolate or obovate-Ianceolate, attenuate, brownish tomentose beneath; Flowers in spreading panicles, yellowish white; Fruits ellipsoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
  • 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: 344
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phoebe attenuata. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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