Litsea greenmaniana C.K.Allen

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

Evergreen small trees, 6-8 m tall. Young branchlets pubescent and becoming glabrous. Leaves alternate; petiole 0.5-1.3 cm, pubescent and becoming subglabrous; leaf blade elliptic, lanceolate, or suboblanceolate, 4-13.5 × 0.7-3.5 cm, glabrous on both surfaces and glaucous abaxially, lateral veins ca. 10 pairs, conspicuously reticulate-veined abaxially, base cuneate, apex acuminate or falcate-acute. Umbels 1-4 clustered on short branchlets, 3-or 4-flowered per male umbel; peduncle 3-4 mm, pubescent. Male flowers: pedicel short; perianth segments 6, yellow, ovate or elliptic; fertile stamens 9; filaments villous, of 3rd whorls each with 2 sessile cordate glands at base; rudimentary pistil small, glabrous. Fruit ellipsoid, ca. 13 × 8 mm, seated on cup-shaped perianth tube; fruiting pedicel ca. 3 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Dec-Mar of next year.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Litsea greenmaniana world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Litsea greenmaniana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465720-1
WFO ID wfo-0001070864
COL ID 3VN5K
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Litsea greenmaniana Litsea greenmaniana var. greenmaniana Litsea greenmaniana var. angustifolia