Litsea aestivalis (L.) Fernald

Pondspice (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

Shrubs , to 3 m. Branches glabrous or sparsely pubescent, with typical zigzag shape. Leaf blade lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 1.5-4 × 0.4-1.5 cm, mostly glabrous; surfaces abaxially frequently with spreading hairs along base of midrib. Inflorescences in axils of deciduous bracts, flowers in 4-5-flowered pseudoumbels. Flowers: ca. 6 mm diam., from exposed overwintering buds; tepals yellow. Staminate flowers: stamens 9; pistillode absent. Pistillate flowers: staminodes 9; style slender; stigma capitate. Drupe red, ca. 10 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Litsea aestivalis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:141868-2
WFO ID wfo-0001070916
COL ID 3VMWM
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Synonyms

Litsea aestivalis Laurus aestivalis Laurus geniculata Litsea geniculata Tetranthera geniculata Glabraria geniculata Lindera benzoin var. aestivalis