Endiandra firma Nees

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Beilschmiedia deomalica Bennet & Sum.Chandra; Endiandra deomalica (Bennet & Sum.Chandra) Kosterm.; Laurus firma Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Endiandra firma Nees
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Occurs in forested slopes at elevations from 700 m to 1000 m
  • Key identification features : Evergreen trees up to 25 m tall; Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic-oblong, apex beaked, base narrowed, margin smooth; Flowers in axillary inflorescences, fragrant, bisexual, tepals 6, free, yellow; Fruits elliptic-ovoid, seated on inflated perianth, green when young, black when mature.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- June
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 153
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Endiandra firma. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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