About Indian Persea
Machilus macranthus, the large-flowered bay tree, is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to India, Sri Lanka, the Himalayas, Myanmar, and western Yunnan in south-central China. The tree grows in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, and can reach 30 m (98 ft). Leaves are simple, alternate, spiral; lamina obovate or elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex rounded or acuminate or acute; base acute to rounded with entire margin. Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry which becomes blackish on ripening. The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Persea macrantha
- Genus
- Persea
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests near ravines and also in sholas and sacred groves
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗುಳುಮಾವು
- Malayalam
- കുളമാവ്, ഊറാവ്, Persea macrantha
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Indian Persea belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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