Neolitsea cassia

Neolitsea cassia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Neolitsea
Species: N. cassia
Binomial name
Neolitsea cassia
(L.), Kosterm.

Neolitsea cassia is a species of tree in the Lauraceae family. It is endemic to the Sri Lanka. It is known as "dawulu kurundu - දවුල් කුරුදු" or "kudu dawula - කුඩු දවුල" in Sinhala.

Trunk

Bark - thick, smooth, gray; W- light, hard, pale orange.

Ecology

montane and rain forest understory.

Uses

Wood - panelling; leaves- mucilaginous extract used in preparation of local sweet called "aasmi" ; Bark,leaves- medicinal.

References

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