Cinnamomum heyneanum Nees (1831:76)
Attuvayana
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in: 2003 or before (Kumar et al., 2003)
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
Karnataka, Western Ghats, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Kumar, E. S. S., Geethakumary, M. P., Pandurangan, A. G. and Shaju, T. (2003). Rediscovery of Cinnamomum heyneanum Nees (Lauraceae) – a species endemic to the Western Ghats. Indian J. Forest. 26: 409-411.
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