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Actinodaphne lawsonii is a small evergreen tree of the laurel family, endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India and growing up to about 10 m tall. It is rarely cultivated and is threatened by habitat loss, so it is best grown only from responsibly sourced material in a cool, humid setting.
Actinodaphne lawsonii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne lawsonii is known from about six scattered locations in the Western Ghats, within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu states. It has an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8,173 km2 and an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 28 km2. The area of occupancy is estimated from collections only, and may be an under-estimate.
Actinodaphne albifrons · Actinodaphne bourdillonii · Actinodaphne bourneae · Actinodaphne campanulata · Actinodaphne ellipticibacca · Actinodaphne fragilis · Actinodaphne johorensis · Actinodaphne lanata · Actinodaphne malaccensis · Actinodaphne menghaiensis · Actinodaphne molochina · Actinodaphne montana
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
