Litsea leefeana Merr.

Tree to 30 m high. Stem usually buttressed. Twigs terete or fluted, pubescent, with straight and tortuous, erect hairs. Leaves: lamina elliptic to lanceolate, 5–20.5 cm long, 2.5–9.5 cm wide; underside green, pubescent, with straight and tortuous, erect hairs; primary veins 5–11 pairs. Inflorescence a fascicle or raceme of umbels; umbel peduncle 2.5–10.5 mm long. Flowers 3–6 per umbel, cream, yellow, green, sometimes perfumed. Male flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 2.2–3.8 mm long; tepals 4–7, 1.6–3.1 mm long, 1.1–1.9 mm wide; stamens 8–16; outer anthers 0.8–1.3 mm long, 0.6-1 mm wide; outer filaments 1.3–2.5 mm long, sometimes glandular; inner filaments shorter, with 2 glands; pistillode usually present. Female flowers: pedicel + perianth tube 2–2.5 mm long; tepals 4–7, 1.4–2 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide; staminodes 8–13; outer staminodes often eglandular; inner staminodes with 2 glands; ovary 1–1.4 mm long, 0.9–1.3 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit ellipsoidal, 12–22.5 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, black; receptacle 3.5–7 mm long, 7–10.5 mm wide. Cotyledons purple.

Found from sea level to 1100 m alt. This species is favoured by disturbance and is a typical component of rainforest regrowth, grows in soils derived from a variety of rock types.