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Lanceleaf Bay Tree
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Lanceleaf Bay Tree
ative Photo: Thingnam Girija
Common name: Lanceleaf Bay Tree • Nepali: काठे काउलो Kaathe Kaaulo, माहिलो काउलो Maahilo Kaaulo
Botanical name: Machilus duthiei    Family: Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Synonyms: Persea duthiei

Lanceleaf Bay Tree is a medium sized evergreen tree, with oblong to oblong-lancelike pointed leaves. The leaves are glaucous beneath. Greenish-yellow flowers appear in branched clusters at the end of branches. Flowers are 6-10 mm across, finely hairy, with oblong-linear petals. Fruit is spherical in shape. Lanceleaf Bay Tree is found at altitudes of 1500-2700 m, from Pakistan to East Nepal. Flowering: April-May.

Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

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