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Alseodaphne semecarpifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and to the Western Ghats and southern Eastern Ghats of southern India. It grows up to 18 metres tall. The bark is brown in color. Leaves are simple, alternate; lamina obovate, apex obtuse or rounded; base cuneate to acute; margin entire; 6 to 10 secondary nerves. Flowers show panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a one-seeded berry. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical forests from 100 to 1,500 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alseodaphne semecarpifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
