Litsea iteodaphne
| Litsea iteodaphne | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Litsea |
| Species: | L. iteodaphne |
| Binomial name | |
| Litsea iteodaphne Hook.f. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Litsea iteodaphne is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
alternate, variable, narrowly oval-lanceolate, rounded to acute base, subacute apex, veins inconspicuous, beneath paler.
Trunk
Bark - rather rough; young parts finely silky hairy.
Flowers
greenish white, in 4's, nearly sessile; I- small umbels, solitary, or clustered, axillary.
Fruits
purplish red, ovoid drupe; cup-shaped perianth.
Ecology
montane and rain forest subcanopy and understory.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Litsea iteodaphne. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.