About Cryptocarya wightiana
Cryptocarya wightiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a small tree or shrub native to southern India, Sri Lanka, the southern Andaman Islands, and Myanmar. The species was described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1861.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cryptocarya wightiana
- Genus
- Cryptocarya
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുടമാൻപാരിമരം
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Cryptocarya wightiana belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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