Lindera assamica (Meisn.) Kurz

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aperula assamica Meisn.; Benzoin assamicum (Meisn.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lindera assamica (Meisn.) Kurz
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Mixed oak and broad-leaved forest, on valley banks
  • Key identification features : Medium sized trees to 7–10 m tall; bark grey, lenticellate; branchlets and undersides of leaves rusty pubescent; leaves lanceolate, blade 4–7 cm, midrib and 6–10 pairs of secondary nerves prominent beneath along with intermediate and transverse veins; flower buds brownish green; flower heads solitary, fascicled, or in short racemes, on 1.2 cm long peduncles; involucral bracts 4; flowers 10–15 per head, on silky pedicels; perianth-segments hyaline, ciliate; filaments silky; fruit nearly globose, up to 6 per flower head.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Brandis Dietrich. Indian trees, Constable and company Ltd, London, 1921. Pg.: 540 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2592223325
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lindera assamica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Lindera assamica. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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