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Cryptocarya wightiana is a small tree or shrub found in Indian Subcontinent.

Cryptocarya wightiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Cryptocarya
Species:	C. wightiana
Binomial name
Cryptocarya wightiana Thw.
Synonyms
Cryptocarya bourdillonii Gamble. Cryptocarya floribunda Wight [Illegitimate] Cryptocarya wightiana var. lanceolata Meisn. Cryptocarya wightiana var. parvifolia Meisn.[1]

Fruits

Purplish black, globosa, smooth, shining drupe.

Ecology

Rain forest subcanopy.

Uses

Wood - rafters, construction.

Culture

Known as "gulu mora" ( ගුලු මොර ) in Sinhala.

References

• http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/crypwigh/crypwigh_en.html
• http://lauraceae.myspecies.info/category/lauraceae/lauraceae/cryptocarya/cryptocarya-wightiana-griffithii
• http://iucnredlist.org/details/32590/0
• http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/24293/1/IJCB%2040B(12)%201287-1288.pdf
• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/9845

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