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Twak (Darusita) / Tamalpatra (Species 1)

Common Names


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About    Taxonomy


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CLASSIFICATION


TAXON 


Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

FAMILY 


Lauraceae Juss.

ALTERNATE FAMILY


nom. cons.

GENUS 


Cinnamomum Schaeff.

SPECIES


verum J. Presl F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl, Prir. rostlin 2:36, 37-44, t. 7. 1825


Plant Description


An evergreen tree. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, glabrous. Flowers many in axillary panicle, longer than leaves. Fruit dark purple, surrounded by perianth lobes. Rare tree found at Amboli and other select spots. Cultivated by few.

Flowering & Fruiting Period: November-March.

 

*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi

STUDIES & RESEARCH