| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Lauraceae |
| Synonym | Actinodaphne hirsuta Hook.f. |
| Local Name | Kambilivirinji |
| Local Name 2 | Neyyaram |
| Local Name 3 | Pattuthali |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Berry (Anil Kumar et al., 2005). Vernacular name: Kambilivirinji, Neyaram (Malayalam) (Sasidharan, 2004). Flowering season: September to December (Anil Kumar et al., 2005). Fruiting season: September to December (Anil Kumar et al., 2005). Germination percentage: 95 |
| Botanical Features | Trees, to 18 m high, bark dark grey, smooth, lenticellate; blaze dull yellow with brownish streaks; young shoots densely fulvous tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite, estipulate; petiole 7-20 mm long, stout, tomentose; lamina 7-25 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, base acute or attenuate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above, villous beneath, chartaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, flowers unisexual, yellowish; fruit a berry 7-10 mm across, globose, red. |
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