Litsea floribunda (Bl.) Gamble, Gamble, Fl. Madras 2: 1238. 1993; Dioecious trees, to 15 high, bark 8-10 mm thick, light brown, smooth, brittle, lenticellate; lenticels horizontal; blaze dull yellow; branchlets brown to black pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 10-15 mm long, stout, pubescent; lamina 7.5-28 x 3.7-10.5 cm, elliptic, obovate-oblong, elliptic-oblong or ovate-oblong, base acute, apex acute, or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above except midrib above and rusty tomentose beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, pinnate, prominent; intercostae subscalariform, prominent. Flowers unisexual, in axillary racemose umbellule; peduncle upto 1 mm long, silky pubescent; bracts 4, orbicular, silky tomentose; flowers 6-8 in an umbellule; perianth tube turbinate, silky tomentose, lobes 6; stamens 12, in 4 rows; filaments hairy, those of rows 1 and 2 usually eglandular, those of rows 3 and 4 with 2-glands; anthers 4-celled, introrse; staminodes in female flowers as the stamens of males but those of the outer rows clavate or linear, those of the inner rows subulate and 2 glandular; ovary half inferior, stigma capitate. Fruit a berry, 12-18 mm long, oblong, seated on a turbinate perianth tube. Flowering and fruiting: December-April Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests Western Ghats (Endemic)
Date/Time : March 30, 2011 at 3.52pm IST Location Place : at Kodagu Valley Resort, Coorg, Karnataka ... 12.441011, 75.716247 on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/HGyT> Altitude : 3704 ft (above mean sea level) - I presume this to be a Litsaea sp. Family Lauraceae. I had seen a similar species (could be the same one) in the wild recently. I will send the photograph later. It was quite common and the trees were full of fruits. - It looks like Litsea floribunda it is lauraceae for sure... - Yes, it does look like Litsea floribunda, popularly known as 'Nara mamidi' in Telugu. It is a Red Listed medicinal plant. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_09_en.html - Litsea floribunda 90% Identified as Litsea wightiana var. tomentosa as per another thread http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/caf93fa1e7f80add?hl=en_IN# Would you please let me know the altitude at which you have photographed this plant. At lease place name, I shall get the altitude. I think it is on the way to the dam site! Am I correct? It is most probably Litsea floribunda to me. refer@ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_en.html for L. floribunda and for L. wightiana http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litswigh/litswigh_en.html I think the altitude is roughly between 900 and 1000m. Hope this will suffice. I took the photographs since it was full of fruits but did not closely observe the floral features. Next time I will. It is L. floribunda. The leaf venation is typical. In L. wightiana, the leaf venation is more different. Please refer@ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_en.html for L. floribunda http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litswigh/litswigh_en.html for L. wightiana
wild tree near Medikere, Karnataka Litsea floribunda Gamble SN May 39 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). ANSEPT89 Is this a Litsea sp.? : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (9). Coorg Road to Abbey Falls August 29th 2014 ANSEPT89 Litsea sp.? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Madikeri, Coorg Road to Abbey Falls August 2014 Attachments (3) ... has suggested that the attached photos may be Litsea floribunda Litsea floribunda
Family: Lauraceae Date: 28th December 2014 Place: Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka Habit: Medium sized tree Litsea species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) Litsea floribunda ANFEB16 Litsea sp. for identification : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (10) Family: Lauraceae Date: 27th December 2014 Place: Hebri, Karnataka Habit: Tree Litsea floribunda
ANJAN05/05 Litsea floribunda (Blume) Gamble : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4) Family: Lauraceae Date: 30th December 2015 Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka Habit: Tree Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest Kindly identify this plant. Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 28-11-2015 Litsea sp. Litsea floribunda (Blume) Gamble perhaps. Thanks for the ID ... No problem sir. I saw one Litsea floribunda in the same area at the start of the ghat two weeks back. If this is the same spot, then it should be the same species. Yes ... I found this exactly in the same location, at the start of the Ghat, on the right, just as one starts his descent.
32-TSP-ID-14JAN2016-Balige_Horanadu: Tree for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly identify this tree. Could this be one of Litsea sp....? Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Evergreen forest Sighting: Balige- Horanadu, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1300 msl Date: 26-11-2015 Litsea species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) May be this is Litsea floribunda Litsea florbunda
Attigundi Road Karnataka Date: 14 NOV 2016 ... Altitude: ~ 1450 - 1600 m (4750 - 5250 ft) asl Litsea ¿ species ? ... (family: Lauraceae) Dear friends, Litsea floribundaHopefully the photos help in recognizing the species of Litsea. Bisle Ghat Karnataka Date: 15 NOV 2016 ... Altitude range: ~ 956 - 139 m (3136 - 456 ft) asl Litsea ¿ species ? ... (family: Lauraceae) Dear friends, Hopefully, the photos may help in recognizing the species of Litsea. Litsea floribunda Bisle Ghat Karnataka Date: 15 NOV 2016 ... Altitude range: ~ 956 - 139 m (3136 - 456 ft) asl Litsea ¿ species ? ... (family: Lauraceae) Dear friends, Please help with name of species if the leaves in photos provide clues to recognize this Litsea. Litsea floribunda Litsea floribunda (Blume) Gamble Here are two pictures of Litsea sp. Seems to be similar to the one .. has sent. This was taken from Silent Valley National Park, Kerala ... yes, ... plant matches mine absolutely. here is the comments from ..., who is revising family Lauraceae for South India. "It is Litsea wightiana var. tomentosa" Link to discussion on my plant (similar to ..) ...
Chikamagalur-Kemmangudi Road 13th September 2014 If we go by leaf veins, it looks closer to L. floribunda as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_en.html rather than L. wightiana as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litswigh/litswigh_en.html Also similar posts are identified as Litsea floribunda (Bl.) Gamble in efloraofindia as per images herein. Pl. confirm. The leaves and inflorescence best matches with Litsea floribunda (Blume) Gamble. Please see the attachment. Attachments (1) - ENDEMIC LITSEA LAM. (LAURACEAE) OF INDIA – I.pdf I have been following the Lauraceae members especially Litsea and Cryptocarya for a long time. It is very difficult to differentiate most of the times. I have examined this and i feel it is Litsea floribunda Gamble. as suggested by ... Litsea wightiana Hook is having some what smaller, obovate-Obtuse leaves with less number of veins. Obovate- oblong elliptic narrower leaf is only for the L. wightiana var tomentosa and that is an entirely different specimen. the length of the inflorescence of Litsea wightiana Hook is also smaller and less blooming when compared to L. floribunda. The nature of the lenticels also vary. I have come across variations within L. floribunda especially in the size of the leaves from lower elevation to higher, get reduced. But the more number of veins, length of the inflorescence, varying and larger size of the eaves strictly acute-acuminate leaf tip differentiate it from Litsea wightiana Hook Please show us any Cryptocarya if available. As regards Litsea, please contact ... who has studied South Indian Lauraceae for his Ph. D. Please find the attached paper for Cryptocarya anamalayana Gamble. i will be following the posts related to Litsea and Cryptocarya. will post some photographs tomorrow. Attachments (1)- cryptocarya bachan.pdf
ANAPR11 Litsea sp. for identification: 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (6) Family: Lauraceae Date: April 2015 Place: Agumbe, Karnataka Habit: Tree Is this Litsea floribunda or Litsea wightiana? Identified by ... as Litsea wightiana. If we go by leaf veins, it looks closer to L. floribunda as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_en.html rather than L. wightiana as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litswigh/litswigh_en.html Also similar posts are identified as Litsea floribunda (Bl.) Gamble in efloraofindia as per images herein. Pl. confirm. Litsea floribunda (Blume) Gamble.
Lauraceae tree for ID :: Nilgiris :: MK004 NOV2016 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Please help me in identifying this tree species found in an evergreen forests of Nilgiris. Date: 25 April 2016 Place: Pykara, Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2140 m asl Could be Litsea wightiana- more brown hairs and veins are bold, leaves are darker green, edges are curved. This could be Litsea wightiana If we go by leaf veins, it looks closer to L. floribunda as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litsflor/litsflor_en.html rather than L. wightiana as per http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/litswigh/litswigh_en.html Also similar posts are identified as Litsea floribunda (Bl.) Gamble in efloraofindia as per images herein. Pl. confirm.
Tree for Identification 290520AC01 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) - 1 mb. Help me to identify this tree. Only one photograph is available. Date - February 2020 Location- Mankulam, Idukki district, Kerala, Western Ghats Habitat- Medium elevation evergreen forest Looks like some litsea I Think it is Litsea monopetala (Roxb.) Pers . But, does it have distribution in Kerala?? Thanks, ..., for the id. I do not think Litsea monopetala has distribution in the area. I feel it may be close to Litsea floribunda (Bl.) Gamble as per comparative images at Litsea Ok, thanks. It is very probable. |
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