Machilus macranthus
| Large-flowered bay tree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Machilus |
| Species: | M. macranthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Machilus macranthus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm. | |
Machilus macranthus, the large-flowered bay tree,[2] is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to India, Sri Lanka, the Himalayas, Myanmar, and western Yunnan in south-central China.[1]
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.[3] Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry which becomes blackish on ripening.[4]
The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.[5][unreliable source?]
Common names
- Kannada - chittu thandri, gulamaavu, gulimaavu
- Malayalam - kulamavu, ooravu
- Marathi - gulaamba
- Tamil - iruli, kolamavu, kolarmavu
- Telugu - naara
References
- ^ a b "Machilus macranthus Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Persea macrantha - Large-Flowered Bay Tree
- ^ Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm | Species | India Biodiversity Portal
- ^ Persea macrantha - LAURACEAE
- ^ Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Persea macrantha Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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