Dodecadenia grandiflora Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 63 1831. (syn: Actinodaphne monantha (Yang & P.H. Huang) H.P. Tsui; Laurus macrophylla D. Don; Laurus pallens Meisn.; Laurus pubescens D. Don ex Nees; Litsea grandiflora (Nees) Kosterm.; Litsea monantha Yen C. Yang & P.H. Huang; Tetranthera grandiflora Wall.); China (W-Sichuan, NW-Yunnan), SE-Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin,
Sagaing, Shan), India (Arunachal Pradesh) as per Catalogue of Life; Tree to 15m, shoots with elllipsoid terminal vegetative buds. Leaves coraiceous, elliptic-oblanceolate, 8-11 x 2-3cm, shhortly acuminate, base cuneate, almost glabrous, finely reticulate on both surfaces, lateral veins 7-10 pairs, slender, scarcely prominent; petioles 5-12mm. Flower buds subsessile, globose, scales appressed silky, containing 1-2 large flowers 1.4-1.6cm across. Perianth segments oblong 7-9mm. Fruit c 1.5 x 1cm, reddish, borne on thick woody perianth cup 8-9mm across, on stout pedicel 3-5mm. Fl. March-April Evergreen oak forests. (Attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1984 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)
Request ID please ! Outskirts of Kathmandy valley ! Altitude 1300M. The axillary cymes and presence of a cupule subtending the fruits point to the family Lauraceae. A reply from another thread from ...: ... image may be Lindera, but it will be risky to assign the species with the available image. A reply from another thread: This was posted earlier by ... in a mixture, as indicated by ...(the last image there). Could it possibly be a Ficus? I do not know. I thought of Lauraceae as it appeared to have a short cupule at the base of the fruits but I may be mistaken. If Lauraceae then I am unable to suggest even a genus. This would have been Lindera but I am not seeing any umbellate formation. I am fully confused. Sorry, a reply from another thread: "This should be Dodecadenia grandiflora Nees. These are still flower buds." Thank you all for the efforts for ID specially to ... Dodecadenia grandiflora Nees (accepted name) Nepali Names : नेपाली दालचिनी Nepalee Daalachinee / काउले Kaaule / पहेंली Pahenlee / पवारी Pawaaree SK424 14MAR-2017:ID : 13 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Gokarna Forest, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 13 January 2016 Altitude: 4500 ft. There is apparently a short cupule at the base of the fruits! If yes then may be a Lauraceae. This was posted earlier by ... in a mixture, as indicated by ... (the last image there). Could it possibly be a Ficus? I do not know. I thought of Lauraceae as it appeared to have a short cupule at the base of the fruits but I may be mistaken. If Lauraceae then I am unable to suggest even a genus. This would have been Lindera but I am not seeing any umbellate formation. I am fully confused. This should be Dodecadenia grandiflora Nees. These are still flower buds. Identified as Dodecadenia grandiflora Nees by ... These are still flower buds as per him. No images so far in efi. Specimen of this species are available at http://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1099002563 After seeing the images of the type materials, I fully agree with the determination. Nepali Names : नेपाली दालचिनी Nepalee Daalachinee / काउले Kaaule / पहेंली Pahenlee / पवारी Pawaaree References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI
GBIF (with type specimen) Flora of China
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