Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lauraceae | Genus: Litsea | Species:
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.)
C.B.Rob.
( मैदा-लकड़ी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
|
|
| Synonym | Camellia integrifolia Choisy, Decapenta involucrata Raf. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Common Tallow, Laurel. | Flower Type | Umbel |
| English / Trade Name | Common Tallow, Laurel. | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Maida-lakri | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits globose, across, black, seated on persistent base of perianth. |
| Habitat | Rare in miscellaneous forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout the warmer parts of India and submontane Himalaya; Sri Lanka, China and Australia. | Bark Details | Gray-brown rough bark; young parts gray-tomentose. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen trees, up to 8 m high, with gray-brown rough bark; young parts gray-tomentose. Leaves ovate or elliptic-ovate, acute or acuminate, gray-tomentose beneath; lateral nerves 8-13 pairs. Flowers whitish to yellowish, 8-12 together in umbellate; bracts tomentose, rounded. Perianth incomplete, irregular. Stamens 10-20 or more, in male flowers; filaments hairy. Stigma dilated in female flowers. Fruits globose, across, black, seated on persistent base of perianth. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate or elliptic-ovate, acute or acuminate. |
-C_.B_.Rob_.-50174_.jpg)