Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea variabilis Hemsl.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 386 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SE. Yunnan to Guangdong) to Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dao, N.K. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 20: 1-698. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2012 de Kok, Rogier [1597], China K000734498 No
Oct 15, 1937 Henry, A. [4], Hainan K000793129 Yes
Oct 15, 1937 Henry, A. [8431], Hainan K000793125 Yes
Oct 15, 1937 Henry, A. [8729], Hainan K000793126 Yes
Oct 15, 1937 Henry, A. [8540], Hainan K000793124 Yes
Henry, A. [8761], Hainan K000793127 Yes
Henry, A. [s.n.], Hainan K000793128 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