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
- http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?413303
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263496
- "Structural studies of an arabinoxylan isolated from the leaves of neolitsea cassia". Carbohydrate Research. 152: 229–236. doi:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)90302-1.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50148283
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