Litsea sphaerocarpa Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 559 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malaya to Jawa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2021). A revision of Lutsea (Lauraceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 73: 81-178.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Actinodaphne sphaerocarpa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Wray, L.Jr. [2755], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea spathacea K000797117 Yes
Dr. King's Collector. [3493], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea spathacea K000797120 Yes
Kunstler, H.H. [5130], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea spathacea K000797119 Yes
Scortechini, B. [1410], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea spathacea K000797121 Yes
Wray, L.Jr. [2286], Peninsular Malaysia Litsea spathacea K000797118 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