Pan India Bouquets

Persea bombycina (King ex Hook.f.) Kosterm.

Family : Lauraceae
(Laurel Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
Synonym(s) : Machilus bombycina King ex Hook.f.; Machilus suaveolens S.K.Lee; Persea gamblei (King ex Hook.f.) Kosterm.; Persea suaveolens (S.K.Lee) Kosterm.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Machilus gamblei King ex Hook.f.
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Subtropical terai forest
Key identification features : Leaves pale brown beneath when dry; lateral veins 8-10 pairs; petioles 8 - 13mm
Flower, Fruit : March
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to South China and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 211; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 267
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Persea bombycina. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.