Beilschmiedia wightii

Beilschmiedia wightii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species:
B. wightii
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia wightii
Synonyms[2]
  • Dehaasia wightii Nees
  • Apollonias zeylanica Thwaites
  • Beilschmiedia oppositifolia Benth. ex Hook.f.
  • Beilschmiedia zeylanica (Thwaites) Trimen
  • Dehaasia oppositifolia Meisn.

Beilschmiedia wightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.[3] It is native to South India and Sri Lanka.[2] In southern India it is native to montane evergreen moist forests from 1,200 to 2,500 metres elevation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 de Kok, R. (2020). "Beilschmiedia wightii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T145295701A145298083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T145295701A145298083.en. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Beilschmiedia wightii (Nees) Benth. ex Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  3. ↑ Chakrabarty, Tapas; Kumar, Anand; Ghoshal, Partha (2024-04-01). "Typification and a new synonym of Beilschmiedia wightii (Lauraceae)". Trends in Current Biology. 2 (2). doi:10.14719/tcb.2894. ISSN 2584-2080.