Nelthaare
Alseodaphne semecarpifolia var. angustifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-July
How to identify Nelthaare
Identify Nelthaare 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrower leaves than the typical variety.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Lauraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nelthaare.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nelthaare 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
- Tamil
- கணைப்பிரண்டை kanaippirandai
- Telugu
- నారమామిడి naaramaamidi
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ್ತಾರೆ Nelthaare, ಕರುವಾಡಿ Karuvaadi ನೇರುತಾಲೆ Nerutaale, ಮಸ್ಸಿ Massi
- Malayalam
- മുളക്നാറി mulaknaari, കുളിർമാവ്, മുളകുനാറി
- Marathi
- फुडगुस phudgus
About Nelthaare
Alseodaphne semecarpifolia var. angustifolia belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in near streams in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to July.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Nelthaare belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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