Kingdom Plantae Family Lauraceae Rank Species | Order Laurales Genus Neolitsea | |
Similar Sterculia balanghas, Semecarpus, Neolitsea, Neolitsea australiensis, Myristica dactyloides | ||
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.
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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
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