Pisa
Actinodaphne hookeri
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Pisa
Identify Pisa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lauraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pisa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Actinodaphne hookeri
- Genus
- Actinodaphne
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Bihar
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pisa 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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पीसा Pisa
- Tamil
- Tali
- Kannada
- ಗಲವಾರ galavaara, ಕಗ್ಗೊಡಗಿನ ಮರ kaggodagina mara, ತುಡಗೆಣಸು tudagenasu
- Marathi
- पीसा Pisa
- Malayalam
- ആക്ടിനോഡാഫ്നേ
About Pisa
Pisa (Actinodaphne hookeri) belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 10 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Pisa belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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