Cryptocarya wightiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a small tree or shrub native to southern India, Sri Lanka, the southern Andaman Islands, and Myanmar.
The species was described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1861.
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://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/24293/1/IJCB%2040B(12)%201287-1288.pdf http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/9845