Meda / Many-Flowered Litsea
Litsea monopetala
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Litsea monopetala
- Genus
- Litsea
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, foothills of Himalayas, Myanmar, Java, China
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Meda, Gwa, Singraf, chiru mamidi
- Nepali
- कटमेरो Katamero, कुटमेरो Kutamero, रातमाटी Raatamaati
- Bengali
- Bara-kukurchita
- Tamil
- Maidalagadil, Muchaippeyetti, Picinpattai
- Kannada
- Gajapippali, Hemmudi, Kainji
- Marathi
- Ranamba
About Meda
Many-Flowered Litsea (Litsea monopetala) 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 is typically found in semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across India, foothills of Himalayas, Myanmar, Java, China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Meda belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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