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Actinodaphne quinqueflora

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Actinodaphne quinqueflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Actinodaphne
Species:
A. quinqueflora
Binomial name
Actinodaphne quinqueflora
(Dennst.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
Synonyms
  • Darwinia quinqueflora Dennst.
  • Litsea quinqueflora (Dennst.) Suresh [1]

Actinodaphne quinqueflora (previously Litsea quinqueflora) is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Southern Western Ghats of India and parts of Sri Lanka. Its leaves are simple, alternate; lamina obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic; apex obtuse to acute; base acute to cuneate with entire margin.[2] The flowers show umbel inflorescence, and the fruit is a one-seeded berry.[3] The plant is known as "Wal kos / Kosbada / Landittan - වල් කොස් / ඛොස්බඩ / ලන්දිට්ටන්" by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.[4]

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