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Neolitsea cassia
Also called Smooth Barb Bollygum, Laurel, Shore Laurel
Neolitsea cassia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is known as "dawulu kurundu - දවුල් කුරුදු" or "kudu dawula - කුඩු දවුල" in Sinhala. It is a shrub or tree native to India, Sri Lanka, and the northern Andaman Islands.
Wood - panelling; leaves- mucilaginous extract used in preparation of local sweet called aasmi; bark, leaves - medicinal.
Irregular Streak Newlitsea · Green Bolly Gum · Neolitsea daibuensis · Bolly gum · Neolitsea fischeri · Neolitsea fuscata · Neolitsea kedahensis · Neolitsea mollissima · Neolitsea parvigemma · Sericeous Newlitsea · Neolitsea
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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.
