Family:
Lauraceae
Synonym:
Actinodaphne hirsuta Hook.f., Actinodaphne malabarica N.P.Balakr.
Vernacular
name:
Kambilivirinji, Malavirinji, Pattutthalli, Pukachan, Neyaram
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
Distribution:
Western Ghats
Flowering
& Fruiting: August-March
Key
identification features: Large evergreen trees, branchlets
fulvous pubescent, petiole thick, villous pubescent beneath when young.
Inflorescence of sub-racemose umbels tawny-silky-pubescent. Perianth
ovate-oblong. Berry globose.
Uses:
Leaf infusion useful in the treatment of urinary disorders anddiabetes,
timber,fuelwood.
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