Litsea sericea (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Malapoenna sericea (Wall. ex Nees) Kuntze; Tetranthera sericea Wall. ex Nees; Benzoin griffithii (Meisn.) Kuntze; Benzoin sikkimense (Meisn.) Kuntze; Lindera esquirolii H.Lév.; Lindera griffithii Meisn.; Lindera sikkimensis Meisn.; Litsea sikkimensis (Meisn.) Kosterm. ex D.G.Long
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Litsea sericea (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Medium sized trees, aromatic, younger parts silky hairy; Leaves elliptic-Ianceolate, clothed with brownish silky tomentum; Flowers in umbels; peduncles brown tomentose; Fruits subglobose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : China, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 341
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Litsea sericea. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

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