Persea macrantha, the large-flowered bay tree,[1] is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to southwestern India and Sri Lanka.
| Large-flowered bay tree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Persea |
| Species: | P. macrantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm.
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The tree grows in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, and can reach 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 which becomes blackish on ripening.[3]
The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.[4][unreliable source?]
Common names
edit- Kannada - chittu thandri, gulamaavu, gulimaavu
- Malayalam - kulamavu, ooravu
- Marathi - gulaamba
- Tamil - iruli, kolamavu, kolarmavu
- Telugu - naara
References
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