Persea macrantha

Persea macrantha, the large-flowered bay tree,[1] is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. The plant grows to about 30 m (98 ft). 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.[2] Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry where it become blackish with ripening.[3]

Large-flowered bay tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Species:
P. macrantha
Binomial name
Persea macrantha
(Nees) Kosterm.

The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.[4]

Common names

  • Kannada - chittu thandri, gulamaavu, gulimaavu
  • Malayalam - kulamavu, ooravu
  • Marathi - gulaamba
  • Tamil - iruli, kolamavu, kolarmavu
  • Telugu - naara
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