✿Lauraceae · Litsea

Hammadi / Wight's Litsea

Litsea wightiana

Tree

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering: October-July

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Litsea wightiana
Genus: Litsea
Family: Lauraceae
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: India
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting: October-July
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Lauraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit: Drupe

Typical of the Lauraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Kannada: Hammadi
Malayalam: Manjakuddala, Pattuthali, പട്ടുതാളി

About Hammadi

Wight's Litsea (Litsea wightiana) 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 shola forests. It occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-July.

Botanical family

Lauraceae

Laurel/Cinnamon family

Hammadi belongs to the Lauraceae family.

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