Cryptocarya amygdalina

Cryptocarya amygdalina Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 69 1831. (syn: Cryptocarya floribunda Nees; Laurus amygdalina Buch.- Ham. ex Wall.; Laurus floribunda Wall.);

SE-Tibet, India, Nepal, Andamans, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Yangon), Bhutan,
Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life;

Cryptocarya amygdalina (Lauraceae) : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)

Botanical name: Cryptocarya amygdalina Nees

Photographer: Dr. Gopal Krishna

Location: Neora Valley WLS, Kalimpong District, West Bengal

Habit: Trees, 6 – 25 m high.

Habitat: In tropical forests between 300 – 1350 m altitudes.

Distribution: India (West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, China (Tibet), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra. [POWO indicates its occurrence in the Andaman Islands but no specimen available in any Indian herbarium].

…, please note, this is an addition.

…, are these fruits edible?

No record of edible fruits.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI
GBIF (with type specimens) High resolution specimen Flora of China Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen)

Updated on December 24, 2024

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