Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea elliptica Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 563 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Thailand to New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ngernsaengsaruay, C., Middleton, D.J. & Chayamarit, K. (2011). A revision of the genus Litsea Lam. (Lauraceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 39: 40-119.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2021). A revision of Lutsea (Lauraceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 73: 81-178.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ngernsaengsaruay, C., Middleton, D.J. & Chayamarit, K. (2011). A revision of the genus Litsea Lam. (Lauraceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 39: 40-119.
  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2021). A revision of Lutsea (Lauraceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 73: 81-178.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 26, 2003 Andau, Daim [1174] Malaysia K000009456 No
Jan 1, 1967 Maingay, A.C. [1998] Malaysia K000797128 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Cenabre, A.L.; Baldemor, J.; Aduviso, P. [27884] Philippines K000815373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000815231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Valeton, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000815230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Barber, E.S.; Motley, J. [325] Borneo K000815228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Motley, J. [325] Borneo K000815229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scortechini, B. [866] Malaysia Litsea scortechinii K000797077 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0