Persea macrantha
Appearance
Large-flowered bay tree | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Persea |
Species: | P. macrantha
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Binomial name | |
Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm.
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Persea macrantha, the large-flowered bay tree,[1] is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. The plant grows to about 30 m (98 ft). Leaves are simple, alternate, spiral; lamina obovate or elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex rounded or acuminate or acute; base acute to rounded with entire margin.[2] Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry where it become blackish with ripening.[3]
The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.[4][unreliable source?]
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Common names
- Kannada - chittu thandri, gulamaavu, gulimaavu
- Malayalam - kulamavu, ooravu
- Marathi - gulaamba
- Tamil - iruli, kolamavu, kolarmavu
- Telugu - naara
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