Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea ligustrina (Nees) Fern.-Vill.

First published in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 180 (1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Pakistan, SW. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Myanmar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rodrigues de Moraes, P.L. (2013). The collections of Lauraceae in the herbarium of Henri Van Heurck (AWH). Plant ecology and evolution 146: 360-383.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 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, 1972 s.coll. [Cat. no. 2555], India K000674242 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Hohenacker, R.F. [1336], India K000793173 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 s.coll. [2555], India K000357529 Unknown type material Yes
Wallich, N. [2555], India K000793171 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000793172 Yes
Kamrup [Cat. no. 2550], India Tetranthera tomentosa K001116407 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2550] Tetranthera tomentosa K001116406 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2550] Tetranthera tomentosa K001116405 Yes
Gardner, G. [1765], Sri Lanka Litsea hookeriana K000357882 Unknown type material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Litsea undulata K000793175 Yes
Walker, A.W. [166], Sri Lanka Litsea undulata K000793174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793204 Yes
Gardner, G. [178] Litsea longifolia K000793205 Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793203 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [230], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793202 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [417], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793201 Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793206 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [223], Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000357883 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Ramos, M. [1894], Borneo Litsea cauliflora K000815158 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Ramos, M. [1591], Borneo Litsea cauliflora K000815157 Yes
Apr 17, 1893 Haviland, G.D. [1221], Borneo Litsea cauliflora K000815159 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Wallich, N. [2227], India Litsea deccanensis K000793169 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 s.coll. [2531], India Litsea deccanensis K000793170 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Wallich, N. [2550], India Litsea deccanensis K000793168 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], India Litsea deccanensis K000793167 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