Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea varians (Blume) Boerl.

First published in Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 143 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Sumatera to Philippines and NE. Sulawesi. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 26, 2003 Andau, Daim [951], Malaysia K000009449 No
Sep 26, 2003 Lugas, Lorence [1091], Malaysia K000009464 No
Sep 26, 2003 Giking, Meliden [238], Malaysia K000009472 No
Sep 26, 2003 Bakia, Kinsun [247], Malaysia K000009473 No
Sep 26, 2003 Rumutom, Matamin M. [129], Malaysia K000009474 No
Sep 26, 2003 Rumutom, Matamin M. [150], Malaysia K000009482 No
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.], Borneo K000815248 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.], Borneo K000815249 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [12947], Philippines Litsea cinerea K000815375 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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