Hammadi / Wight's Litsea
Litsea wightiana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-July
How to identify Hammadi
Identify Hammadi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Lauraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hammadi.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hammadi itself; the rest are typical of the Lauraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- 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
A member of the Lauraceae family, Wight's litsea (Litsea wightiana) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to July.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Hammadi belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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