Neolitsea cassia
Grey Bollywood, Laurel
Other regional names: Smooth Barb Bollygum
- Smooth Barb Bollygum
Also known as: Balanopsis cassia (L.) Raf. +14 more
- Balanopsis cassia (L.) Raf.
- Camphorina cassia (L.) Farw.
- Cinnamomum cassia (L.) D.Don
- Cinnamomum medium Lukman.
- Laurus camphora Thunb. ex Blume
- Laurus cassia L.
- Laurus involucrata Lam.
- Laurus nitida B.Heyne ex Wall.
- Laurus verticillata Royen ex Blume
- Litsea cassiifolia var. puberula Koord. & Valeton
- Litsea ceylanica Nees & T.Nees
- Litsea pseudoculitlawan (Nees) Nees
- Malapoenna involucrata (Lam.) Kuntze
- Malapoenna pseudoculitlawan (Nees) Kuntze
- Neolitsea balakrishnanii Chakrab. & Goel
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lauraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Neolitsea cassia (commonly known as Grey Bollywood or Laurel) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Lauraceae family. Indigenous to Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, India, Sri Lanka
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms