Tejpatta / Indian Bay Leaf
Cinnamomum tamala
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Assam & more
- Flowering
- January-February
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Lauraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lauraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तेजपत्ता Tejpatta, Tejpatta
- Nepali
- तेज पात Tej Paat, तेजपात
- Bengali
- তেজপাত Tejpat, Tamala, Tejpat, তেজপাতা
- Tamil
- தாலிஸபத்திரி Talisapattiri, தமாலபத்திரி Tamalapattiri
- Telugu
- Talisapatri, Talisha, Patta akulu, తమాల వృక్షం
- Kannada
- Patraka, ಕಾಡು ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ
- Malayalam
- തമാലപത്രമ് Tamalapatram, വഴന, എടന
- Sanskrit
- Tamaal patra
- Gujarati
- Tamalapatra, Tejpat
- Assamese
- Mahpat, তেজপাত
About Tejpatta
Indian Bay Leaf (Cinnamomum tamala) is a tree belonging to the Lauraceae family (Laurel/Cinnamon family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, panicle/umbel flower clusters, berry/drupe fruit. It occurs across India, Tropical and subtropical himalayas, Bangladesh. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-February.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Tejpatta belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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