Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata

Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata (Meisn.) Chakrab., Phytotaxa 419: 213 (2019) (syn: Litsea scrobiculata Meisn. ; Litsea striolata Blume; Neolitsea nicobarica Goel & Chakrab.; Neolitsea scrobiculata (Meisn.) Gamble );
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Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar, Nicobar Islands: Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka as per POWO;
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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata (Meisn.) Chakrab. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 11:01 AM IST: 8 images.

Looks like that!

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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata (Meisn.) Chakrab. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 10:32 AM IST: 5 images.

Will other observations from your trip on Neolitsea foliosa will also be of Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata (as per distribution) as per
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=8148&cat=13
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=8144&cat=13

Yes, Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata.

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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata (Meisn.) Chakrab. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 10:40 AM IST: 3 images.

Neolitsea foliosa var. scrobiculata only.

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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Cinnamomum wightii Meisn. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 10:41 AM IST: 5 images.

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FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 10:42 AM IST: 3 images.

Possibility for Actinodaphne salicina Meisner is there.

Also check
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/actinodaphne-wightiana/, if it is Actinodaphene, as the back side does not appear to be glaucose.

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References:
POWO  Flora of peninsular India India Flora Online  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Biotik  iNaturalist