Litsea castanea Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An upper canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests; usually on ridges with sandy soils, but also found on limestone; at elevations up to 1,900 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Litsea castanea world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore

Conservation status

Litsea castanea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465570-1
WFO ID wfo-0000365281
COL ID 3VMYX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Litsea castanea Malapoenna castanea