✿Lauraceae · Actinodaphne
Pisatree
Actinodaphne angustifolia
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Actinodaphne angustifolia
- Genus
- Actinodaphne
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- In shaded valleys, semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sumatra and Java
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pisatree itself; the rest are typical of the Lauraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Lauraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Pisatree
Pisatree (Actinodaphne angustifolia) belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in in shaded valleys, semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.

Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Pisatree belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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