Actinodaphne wightiana

Actinodaphne wightiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Actinodaphne
Species:
A. wightiana
Binomial name
Actinodaphne wightiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Iozoste wightiana Kuntze (1891)
  • Actinodaphne hirsuta Hook.f. (1886)
  • Actinodaphne malabarica N.P.Balakr. (1967)

Actinodaphne wightiana is a species of tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae.[1] It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome of Southwest India, its only native location.[1] Its leaves are densely hirsute to tomentellous beneath and its fruits are 7โ€“10 mm (0.28โ€“0.39 in) in diameter.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Actinodaphne wightiana (Kuntze) Noltie". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ^ Chakrabarty, Tapas; Krishna, Gopal; Kumar, Anand; Mitta, Mahendra Nath (2021). "A revision of genus Actinodaphne Nees (Lauraceae) in the Indo-Burmese region | Chakrabarty | Annals of Plant Sciences". Annals of Plant Sciences. 10 (7): 4227โ€“4259. doi:10.21746/aps.2021.10.7.1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.