✿Lauraceae · Actinodaphne

Thali

Actinodaphne madraspatana

Tree

Habit: Tree
Flowering: July-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Actinodaphne madraspatana
Genus: Actinodaphne
Family: Lauraceae
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Deciduous forests and evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: India
Flowering & fruiting: July-April
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Thali 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

Malayalam: Thali, Irolimaram, Iyoli, Mungali

About Thali

Actinodaphne madraspatana belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. It grows in deciduous forests and evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.

Botanical family

Lauraceae

Laurel/Cinnamon family

Thali belongs to the Lauraceae family.

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