Neolitsea aciculata Koidz.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Neolitsea

Characteristics

Trees. Branchlets gray pubescent. Leaves alternate or clustered at apex of branchlet, subverticillate; petiole 0.5-1 cm, pubescent; leaf blade lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 6-9 × 2-3.2 cm, glaucous and appressed gray pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially, triplinerved, lateral veins 3 or 4 pairs, base acute or acuminate, apex caudate-acuminate or acuminate. Umbels axillary or lateral, 4-flowered; peduncles extremely short or lacking. Pedicel 2-3 mm, pubescent. Perianth segments 4, ovate or elliptic. Male flowers: fertile stamens 6; filaments pubescent at base, of 3rd whorls each with 2 sagittal glands at base; rudimentary pistil densely pubescent. Fruit obovate-ellipsoid, ca. 7 × 5-6 mm, seated on flat discoid perianth tube; fruiting pedicel 7-9 mm, gradually thickened at apex. 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) 0.07 - 1.15
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Evergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,300-2,000 metres
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Neolitsea aciculata unspecified picture

Distribution

Neolitsea aciculata world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466918-1
WFO ID wfo-0001072028
COL ID 46L55
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Malapoenna aciculata Tetradenia acutotrinervia Neolitsea acuto-trinervia Neolitsea aciculata Litsea aciculata