About Actinodaphne bourdillonii
Actinodaphne bourdillonii is a species of the genus Actinodaphne of the flowering plant family Lauraceae, commonly called the malavirinji, eeyoli, and Pisa. It is endemic to the Southern Western Ghats (South Sahyadri and Palakkad Hills). Its general habitat is shola and montane evergreen forests from 600 to 2,000 metres elevation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Actinodaphne bourdillonii
- Genus
- Actinodaphne
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola and Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-March
- Conservation status
- NT
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മലവിരിഞ്ഞി, Eeyoli, Malavirinji
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Actinodaphne bourdillonii belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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