Persea macrantha, the large-flowered bay tree,^[1] is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. The plant grows to about 30 m (98 ft). Leaves are simple, alternate, spiral; lamina obovate or elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex rounded or acuminate or acute; base acute to rounded with entire margin.^[2] Flowers show terminal panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a berry which becomes blackish on ripening.^[3]

The plant is known to have medicinal properties and used in Ayurveda.^{[4][unreliable source?]}