Cryptocarya burkillii M.Gangop.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cryptocarya albiramea Kosterm.; Cryptocarya burkillii M.Gangop.; Cryptocarya erectinervia Kosterm.; Cryptocarya ferrea var. erectinervia (Kosterm.) Ng; Cryptocarya ferrea var. multinervia Koord. & Valeton; Cryptocarya ferrea var. oblongifolia (Blume) Meisn.; Cryptocarya ferrea var. obscura (Blume) Meisn.; Cryptocarya fuliginosa Elmer; Cryptocarya glaucescens Hassk.; Cryptocarya mentek Blume ex Nees; Cryptocarya oblongifolia Blume; Cryptocarya obscura Blume; Cryptocarya ochracea Lecomte; Cryptocarya tomentosa Blume; Cryptocarya tomentosa var. rugosa Gamble.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cryptocarya ferrea Blume
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees; terminal branchlets and panicles ferruginously subtomentose; leaves oblong to ovate-oblong, 7–15 × 3–7 cm, subacute to obtusely serrulate, base subunequal, lower surface glaucous, minutely pubescent, lateral veins more numerous; inflorescence axillary panicles, 5–10 cm long, few-flowered, merging into terminal panicle, lower branches shorter and more sparsely flowered; flowers perianth lobes broadly ovate, subobtuse, bracteoles ovate-acute, concave, about half perianth tube length, outer staminodes smaller but longer-stalked.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, Cambodia, Bhutan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, India
  • Literature :
    • Bhatt, D., Chandra Sekar, K., & Kumar, K. (2020). Tree Diversity of Indian Himalayan Region. In G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment. G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment. Pg.: 66
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cryptocarya burkillii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Cryptocarya burkillii. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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