Siltimbur

Catalogue Type
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Catalogue
Scientific Name
Lindera neesiana
Family
Lauraceae
Distinguishing Characters
The flowers are from greenish to white, greenish-yellow, or yellowish, with six tepals arranged in a star shape.
Lindera fruit have a hypocarpium at the base of the fruit, which in some cases forms cup that encloses the bottom part of the fruit.
The fruit is a small red, purple or black drupe containing a single seed, dispersed mostly by birds.
Many species reproduce vegetatively by stolons.