About Marshnut-Leaf Bay Tree
Alseodaphne semecarpifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and to the Western Ghats and southern Eastern Ghats of southern India. It grows up to 18 metres tall. The bark is brown in color. Leaves are simple, alternate; lamina obovate, apex obtuse or rounded; base cuneate to acute; margin entire; 6 to 10 secondary nerves. Flowers show panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a one-seeded berry. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical forests from 100 to 1,500 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alseodaphne semecarpifolia
- Genus
- Alseodaphne
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- கணைப்பிரண்டை kanaippirandai
- Telugu
- నారమామిడి naaramaamidi
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ್ತಾರೆ Nelthaare, ಕರುವಾಡಿ Karuvaadi ನೇರುತಾಲೆ Nerutaale, ಮಸ್ಸಿ Massi
- Malayalam
- മുളക്നാറി mulaknaari, കുളിർമാവ്, മുളകുനാറി
- Marathi
- फुडगुस phudgus
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Marshnut-Leaf Bay Tree belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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