Pan India Bouquets

Persea wallichii D.G.Long

Family : Lauraceae
(Laurel Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lauraceae
Synonym(s) : Laurus sericea Wall.; Ocotea sericea Nees; Persea sericea (Nees) Raizada & R.L.Sinha; Phoebe sericea Nees
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Machilus sericea (Nees) Blu
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest;
Key identification features : Leaves acute, green or brownish-green beneath when dry; lateral veins not very prominent beneath; panicles greyish pubescent; fruiting pedicels thick and fleshy
Flower, Fruit : March-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, India, East Himalaya, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Assam
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: 267-268
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 wallichii. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.