FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Litsea wightiana (Nees) Wall. ex Hook.f. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:58 AM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Litsea wightiana (Nees) Wall. ex Hook.f. ? The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:58 AM IST Marappalam, about 1128 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

I think the fruits look different according to 
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Glyptopetalum-lawsonii-B-Litsea-keralana-C-Litsea-oleoides-D-Litsea-wightiana_fig4_360622753
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=7309&cat=13

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J.M.Garg, 
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[J.M. Garg]

Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/litsea-oleoides/
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Glyptopetalum-lawsonii-B-Litsea-keralana-C-Litsea-oleoides-D-Litsea-wightiana_fig4_360622753

https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=7302&cat=13

To me appears close. 

[Dinesh Valke]

Yes, many thanks Garg ji.

It looks close to L. oleoides; and is clearly different from L. wightiana illustrated in the article: Arigela, Ravi & Ahamed Kabeer, Althaf & Murthy, Gvs. (2021). Endemic flowering plants in Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. NeBIO. 12. 1-20.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Rajeev ji

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From: rajeev singh 
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 14:27
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:488936] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Litsea wightiana (Nees) Wall. ex Hook.f. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:58 AM IST
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Its Litsea oleoides (Meisn.) Hook.f.

Best Regards,

Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh

Botanist 

Botanical Survey of India

AZRC, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Email: singh.rk1976@bsi.gov.in; rksbsi...@yahoo.co.in; rksbsi...@gmail.com

[Tapas Chakrabarty]

Litsea coriacea!

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks, Rajeev ji, Tapas ji and Garg ji.

Hopefully the ID will be resolved between Litsea oleoides (Meisn.) Hook.f. AND Litsea coriacea (B.Heyne ex Nees) Hook.f.

Regards.

Dinesh