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Cryptocarya wightiana

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Cryptocarya wightiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species:
C. wightiana
Binomial name
Cryptocarya wightiana
Synonyms[2]
  • Cryptocarya bourdillonii Gamble.
  • Cryptocarya floribunda Wight, nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Cryptocarya wightiana var. lanceolata Meisn.
  • Cryptocarya wightiana var. parvifolia Meisn.

Cryptocarya wightiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a small tree or shrub native to southern India, Sri Lanka, the southern Andaman Islands, and Myanmar.[2]

The species was described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1861.[2]

Fruits

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Cryptocarya wightiana drupes

Purplish black, globosa, smooth, shining drupe.

Ecology

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Rain forest subcanopy.

Uses

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Wood - rafters, construction.

Culture

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Known as "gulu mora" ( ගුලු මොර ) in Sinhala.

References

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  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Cryptocarya wightiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T32590A138501574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T32590A138501574.en. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cryptocarya wightiana Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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