Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea hookeri (Meisn.) D.G.Long

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 510 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to N. Thailand. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.
  • Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea meissneri K000793220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea meissneri K000793216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea meissneri K000793217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea meissneri K000793219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea meissneri K000793218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1983 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [909] India Litsea khasyana K000357522 Type Yes
Griffith, W. [4286] India Litsea khasyana K000357521 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea khasyana K000793194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea khasyana K000793192 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [4287] India Litsea khasyana K000357520 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Litsea khasyana K000793193 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 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

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