| Actinodaphne wightiana | |
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ActinodaphneA. wightiana
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| Template:Taxonomy/ActinodaphneActinodaphne wightiana | |
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Actinodaphne wightiana is a species of tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae.[2] It native to the southern Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states in southwestern India.[1] Its leaves are densely hirsute to tomentellous beneath and its fruits are 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) in diameter.[3] It grows in evergreen tropical moist forests from 100 to 1,000 metres elevation. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation to expand agriculture and plantations. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Least Concern.[1]
The species was first described as Iozoste wightiana by Otto Kuntze in 1891. In 2005 Henry Noltie placed the species in genus Actinodaphne as A. wightiana.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 de Kok, R. (2021). "Actinodaphne wightiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T158422524A158675458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T158422524A158675458.en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Template:Cite POWO
- ↑ Chakrabarty, Tapas; Krishna, Gopal; Kumar, Anand; Mitta, Mahendra Nath (2021). "A revision of genus Actinodaphne Nees (Lauraceae) in the Indo-Burmese region | Chakrabarty | Annals of Plant Sciences". Annals of Plant Sciences. 10 (7): 4227–4259. doi:10.21746/aps.2021.10.7.1 ( (inactive $1) 3 May 2026). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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