About Many-Flowered Litsea
Litsea monopetala is a plant in the family Lauraceae, native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. In Nepal, it is found in the regions from the Terai to 1450 m, in Shorea robusta forest and tropical evergreen forest. In India it is found in Assam, Odisha, Eastern Himalayas, Maharashtra (Pune, Sindhudurg) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Litsea monopetala
- Genus
- Litsea
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, foothills of Himalayas, Myanmar, Java, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Meda, Gwa, Singraf
- Nepali
- कटमेरो Katamero, कुटमेरो Kutamero, रातमाटी Raatamaati
- Bengali
- Bara-kukurchita
- Tamil
- Maidalagadil, Muchaippeyetti, Picinpattai
- Kannada
- Gajapippali, Hemmudi, Kainji
- Marathi
- Ranamba
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Many-Flowered Litsea belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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