Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea machilifolia Gamble

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 320 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
Ridley, H.N. [3458], Peninsular Malaysia K000797056 Yes
Curtis, C. [795], Peninsular Malaysia K000797053 Yes
Scortechini, B. [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia K000797055 Yes
Curtis, C. [795], Peninsular Malaysia K000797054 Yes
Diwol [144306], Malaysia K000734292 No
Wray, L. [3019], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea teysmannii K000797058 Yes
Beccari, O. [1649], Sarawak Litsea teysmannii K000815267 Yes
Beccari, O. [4061], Sarawak Litsea teysmannii K000815265 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Indonesia Litsea teysmannii K000815266 Yes
Kunstler, H.H. [6689], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea teysmannii K000797059 Yes
Wray, L. [2409], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea teysmannii K000797057 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