Litsea elliptica Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. The bark is smooth. The leaves are in spirals. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 6-16 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. Probably now Tetranthera elliptica (Blume) Nees
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.0 - 34.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An upper canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests; usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical rain forest between 50-600 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The young leaves are eaten as a vegetable side dish and as flavouring in curries.
Uses animal food food fuel material medicinal social use timber wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Lactagogue (unspecified)
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 elliptica world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Thailand

Conservation status

Litsea elliptica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465650-1
WFO ID wfo-0000365306
COL ID 72KQM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Litsea elliptica Malapoenna elliptica Litsea petiolata Tetranthera elliptica Malapoenna petiolata Litsea odorifera