Litsea morrisonensis Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Litsea

Characteristics

Small trees. Branchlets slender, glabrous. Leaves alternate; petiole ca. 1 cm, glabrous; leaf blade oblanceolate, 9-15 × 2.5-3 cm, shortly hirsute along veins abaxially, glabrous adaxially, pinninerved, lateral veins ca. 12 pairs, prominent abaxially, obscure adaxially, base cuneate or obtuse, apex obtusely acuminate. Umbels axillary, pedunculate; involucral bracts ca. 4, decussate. Pedicel short, densely pubescent. Perianth tube short; perianth segments 3 or 4, oblong, ca. 2.5 cm, villous outside. Male flowers: fertile stamens 9, ca. 4.5 mm, exserted; filaments pubescent, of 3rd whorls each with 2 stipitate glands at base; anthers of 1st and 2nd whorls all introrse and 4-celled, of 3rd whorls upper 2 cells introrse, lower 2 cells lateral; rudimentary pistil lacking. Fruit ellipsoid, seated on shallowly cup-shaped perianth tube. Fl. Jun-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Litsea morrisonensis world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Litsea morrisonensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465861-1
WFO ID wfo-0001070655
COL ID 72L2G
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Synonyms

Actinodaphne morrisonensis Fiwa morrisonensis Litsea morrisonensis