Machilus macranthus, the large-flowered bay tree,Persea macrantha - Large-Flowered Bay Tree is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to India, Sri Lanka, the Himalayas, Myanmar, and western Yunnan in south-central China.
The tree grows in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, and can reach . 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.Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm | Species | India Biodiversity Portal Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry which becomes blackish on ripening.Persea macrantha - LAURACEAE
The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Persea macrantha
Common names Kannada - chittu thandri, gulamaavu, gulimaavu Malayalam - kulamavu, ooravu Marathi - gulaamba Tamil - iruli, kolamavu, kolarmavu Telugu - naara
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