✿Lauraceae · Neolitsea
Neolitsea foliosa
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neolitsea foliosa
- Genus
- Neolitsea
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- In valleys of forests and on high plateaus
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Neolitsea foliosa 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.
About Neolitsea foliosa
Neolitsea foliosa belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 3 other states. It grows in in valleys of forests and on high plateaus. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Neolitsea foliosa belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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