Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea laevigata (Nees) Gamble

First published in Fl. Madras: 1236 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Srinivas, S.G. & Krishnamurthy, Y.L. (2016). Taxonomy and distribution of genus Litsea Lam (Lauraceae) in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 95: 169-182.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Srinivas, S.G. & Krishnamurthy, Y.L. (2016). Taxonomy and distribution of genus Litsea Lam (Lauraceae) in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 95: 169-182.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1924 Wight, R. [712] India K000357526 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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