Neolitsea cassia Neolitsea cassia Neolitsea cassia is a species of tree in the Lauraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as "dawulu kurundu - දවුල් කුරුදු" or "kudu dawula - කුඩු දවුල" in Sinhala. Bark - thick, smooth, gray; W- light, hard, pale orange. Montane and rain forest understory. Wood - panelling; leaves- mucilaginous extract used in preparation of local sweet called "aasmi" ; Bark,leaves- medicinal. Straight stem with greyish bark and short, slender branches. The leaf flush is smooth, silvery copper, drooping, crowded at the ends of branchlets, and turn bright green when mature. Leaves are lanceolate
Via Cassia of several Roman bridges along the road, including the "Ponte San Lorenzo" and "Ponte San Nicolao". The road was used as part of the individual road race cycling route for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Via Cassia The Via Cassia was an important Roman road striking out of the "Via Flaminia" near the Milvian Bridge in the immediate vicinity of Rome and, passing not far from Veii, traversed Etruria. The "Via Cassia" passed through Baccanae, Sutrium, Volsinii, Clusium, Arretium, Florentia, Pistoria, and Luca, joining the "Via Aurelia" at Luna. The "Via Cassia" intersected other important roads. At mile 11