Lauraceae · Litsea

Hammadi / Wight's Litsea

Litsea wightiana

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

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

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Hammadi itself; the rest are typical of the Lauraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

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.

Illustration representing the Lauraceae family
Botanical family

Lauraceae

Laurel/Cinnamon family

Hammadi belongs to the Lauraceae family.

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