Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Lauraceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Elliptic, Oblong
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Oblique
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A large evergreen tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Common in evergreen forests above 1100-1900m. Peninsular India.
Field Tips : A watery sap exudes from tree. Galls present on leaf.
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Names:
Irula : Kula Mavu
Tamil : Kolamavu
Flower:
In greenish, terminal panicles. Flowering from February-April.Fruit :
A berry, globose, with a basal persistent perianth rim, dark green, red when ripe. Fruiting from May- June.
