Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea sericea (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 5: 156 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. Central China and Myanmar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1983 Wallich, N. [2545], Nepal K000228464 isosyntype Yes
Jun 1, 1983 s.coll. [25619], Sikkim K000228463 Yes
Jun 1, 1983 Hooker, J.D. [2545], Nepal K000228465 Yes
Jun 1, 1983 Wallich, N. [2545], Nepal K000228466 isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2538], Bangladesh K000512906 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2545], Nepal K000512905 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2545], Nepal K000512904 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.], Sikkim Litsea sikkimensis K000357537 Unknown type material Yes
Jun 1, 1983 Griffith, W. [4334], East Himalaya Lindera griffithii K000815619 isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1983 Griffith, W. [2465], Bhutan Lindera griffithii K000815620 holotype 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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