Litsea longistaminata (H.Liou) Kosterm.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

Evergreen trees, up to 10 m tall, ca. 20 cm d.b.h. Branchlets yellow-brown or ferruginous tomentose. Leaves alternate; petiole 1-2 cm, densely ferruginous tomentose; leaf blade obovate to obovate-oblong, 15-25 × 4.6-11.5 cm, pubescent and becoming glabrous abaxially, glabrous adaxially, pinninerved, lateral veins 7-9 pairs, base cuneate or obtuse, apex rounded and with abrupt acumen or acuminate. Umbels 4-6 in racemes on short branchlets, 5-or 6-flowered; peduncle ca. 1 cm, ferruginous. Male flowers: pedicel 2.5-3 mm; perianth segments 6, oblong or ovate-rounded; fertile stamens 9, ca. 7 mm, exserted; filaments pubescent, of 3rd whorls each with 2 stipitate small glands at base; rudimentary pistil small, glabrous. Fruit oblong, ca. 17 × 8 mm, apiculate at apex, seated on discoid perianth tube; fruiting pedicel 3-4 mm, pubescent. Fl. Dec-Jan, fr. Jun-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Litsea longistaminata world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465804-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071080
COL ID 3VN8J
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Synonyms

Litsea longistaminata Litsea garrettii var. longistaminata Litsea longistaminata var. pubescens Litsea longistaminata var. longistaminata