Machilus macranthus

Large-flowered bay tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Machilus
Species:
M. macranthus
Binomial name
Machilus macranthus
Synonyms

Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm.

Machilus macranthus, the large-flowered bay tree, is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to India, Sri Lanka, the Himalayas, Myanmar, and western Yunnan in south-central China.

The tree grows in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, and can reach 30 m (98 ft). Leaves are simple, alternate, spiral; lamina obovate or elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex rounded or acuminate or acute; base acute to rounded with entire margin. Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry which becomes blackish on ripening.

The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.[unreliable source?]

Common names

References

  1. 1 2 "Machilus macranthus Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Persea macrantha - Large-Flowered Bay Tree
  3. ↑ Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm | Species | India Biodiversity Portal
  4. ↑ Persea macrantha - LAURACEAE
  5. ↑ Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Persea macrantha Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine