About Wight's litsea
Litsea wightiana is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree which grows 10 to 20 metres tall. It is endemic to Western Ghats of India, in the states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and semi-evergreen montane forests from 1,000 to 2,400 metres elevation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Litsea wightiana
- Genus
- Litsea
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- Hammadi
- Malayalam
- Manjakuddala, Pattuthali, പട്ടുതാളി
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Wight's litsea belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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