| Actinodaphne speciosa | |
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| Actinodaphne speciosa in Hakgale Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Actinodaphne |
| Species: | A. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinodaphne speciosa | |
Actinodaphne speciosa, known as elephant ears, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
The flowering plant family Lauraceae, the laurels, includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. They are dicotyledons, and occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America. Many are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs, but some, such as Sassafras, are deciduous, or include both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, especially in tropical and temperate climates. The genus Cassytha is unique in the Lauraceae in that its members are parasitic vines.
Actinodaphne is an Asian genus of the family Lauraceae, bay laurel-related, that comprises a group of flowering plants within the order Laurales.
Actinodaphne albifrons is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Actinodaphne bourneae is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne cuspidata is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne ellipticbacca is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Vietnam.
Actinodaphne fragilis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Actinodaphne johorensis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne lanata is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, India.
Actinodaphne lawsonii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne malaccensis is a species of tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. It is native to Malaysia and Singapore. It is used for timber.
Actinodaphne montana is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
Actinodaphne pruinosa is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Actinodaphne salicina is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to India, specifically Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Only two specimens of the plant have ever been found.
Malaccensis may refer to:
Actinodaphne menghaiensis is a species of tree belonging to the family Lauraceae. It is only known from Menghai County, Yunnan in the People's Republic of China.
Actinodaphne stenophylla, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
A. montana may refer to:
Actinodaphne quinqueflora is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Southern Western Ghats of India and parts of Sri Lanka. Its leaves are simple, alternate; lamina obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic; apex obtuse to acute; base acute to cuneate with entire margin. The flowers show umbel inflorescence, and the fruit is a one-seeded berry. The plant is known as "Wal kos / Kosbada / Landittan - වල් කොස් / ඛොස්බඩ / ලන්දිට්ටන්" by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.
Actinodaphne bourdillonii is a species of the genus Actinodaphne of the flowering plant family Lauraceae, commonly called the malavirinji, eeyoli, and pisa. Its general habitat is shola and evergreen forests. It is endemic to the Southern Western Ghats.
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