Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea verticillata Hance

First published in J. Bot. 21: 356 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan to Guangdong) to Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Tagane, S. & al. (2021). Two new species and seven new records of Lauraceae for the flora of Laos. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 72: 253-264.
  • 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, 1967 Pierre, L. [643] Cambodia K000815174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Pierre, L. [643] Cambodia K000815175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [643] Cambodia K000815176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27211] Vietnam K002137014 Yes
Bois, D. [230] Vietnam K002137012 Yes
{Ch. Charoenphoi; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E.} [4424] Thailand K002137003 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30601] Vietnam K002137019 Yes
Bois, D. [230] Vietnam K002137013 Yes
Casabianca [39614] Vietnam K001625240 Yes
Baines, R.; Luke, A.; Summers, A.; Ritchie, W.; Bui Hong, Q.; Nguyen, D.V.; Nguyen, K.S. [248] Vietnam K001604917 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27136] Vietnam K002137016 Yes
{Ch. Charoenphoi; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E.} [4492] Thailand K002137002 Yes
M. le Thorel (Dr.) [[2448]] K002137010 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17814] Thailand K002137004 Yes
Phengkhlai, C. [427] Thailand K002137001 Yes
Hardial [596] Thailand K002137007 Yes
Tsang, W.-T. [27502] Vietnam K002137017 Yes
Larsen, K.; Santisuk, T.; Warncke, E. [3309] Thailand K002137009 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [826] Vietnam K002137000 Yes
Balansa, B. [549] Vietnam K002137015 Yes
Ninh, T.N.; Binh, N.Q.; Hoang, P.H. [9796] Vietnam K002136999 Yes
[illegible] [B1005] Vietnam K002137020 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Wid, C. [3300] Thailand K002137006 Yes
{Ch. Charoenphoi; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E.} [4369] Thailand K002137005 Yes
Poilane, M. [355] Cambodia K002137011 Yes
Phengkhlai, C. [427] Thailand K002137008 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30703] Vietnam K002137018 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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