Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea insignis (Blume) Boerl.

First published in Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 142 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Boden-Kloss, C. [14751], Sumatera K000815203 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Barber, C.A. [5461], India K000793257 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Barber, C.A. [5783], India K000793256 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.], Sumatera K000815204 Yes
Blume, C.L.von [s.n.], Jawa K000815202 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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