About Ceylon Purplenut
Beilschmiedia wightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to South India and Sri Lanka. In southern India it is native to montane evergreen moist forests from 1,200 to 2,500 metres elevation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Beilschmiedia wightii
- Genus
- Beilschmiedia
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Nagaramaram, Panthada
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Ceylon Purplenut belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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