Pan India Bouquets

Persea odoratissima (Nees) Kosterm.

Family : Lauraceae
(Laurel Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
Synonym(s) : Laurus bombycina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Laurus champa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Laurus indica Lour.; Laurus odoratissima Wall.; Machilus indica Kurz; Machilus madang Miq.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Machilus odoratissima Nees
Common name : Fragrant Bay Tree
Vernacular name : Seto Kaulo (Nepali); Bulfek (Mizo)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Subtropical and Warm broad-leaved forests, 600 - 2100 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The wood of the trunk is burned as firewood, and the better sections are used in house construction and for furniture.
Key identification features : Shoots with ring-like bud scale scars; leaves shortly acuminate; perianth segments oblong, 5 - 6mm, glabrous
Flower, Fruit : March-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to 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: 266-267
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 odoratissima. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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