Neolitsea obtusifolia Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Neolitsea

Characteristics

Trees, 8-20 m tall, ca. 50 cm d.b.h. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves alternate or clustered, subverticillate; petiole 1-1.2 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate or nearly oblong-obovate, 4.5-10 × 2-3.5 cm, foveolate on both surfaces, glaucous abaxially, triplinerved, lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs, fine, lowermost pair arising 2-7 mm from base, base cuneate, apex obtuse. Umbels axillary or lateral, solitary or 2-or 3-fascicled, 3-5-flowered. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, appressed pubescent. Perianth segments 4, oblong-ovate. Male flowers: fertile stamens 6; filaments glabrous, of 3rd whorls each with 2 small rounded glands at base; rudimentary pistil ovoid, glabrous. Fruit globose, 8-10 mm in diam., seated on discoid perianth tube; fruiting pedicel 8-9 mm, pilose. Fl. Sep-Nov, fr. Dec-Feb of next year.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 11.5 - 17.5
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Environment

Mixed forests on mountain slopes; at elevations around 600 metres.
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Usage

Uses wood
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Neolitsea obtusifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:467004-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071958
COL ID 46L7V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Neolitsea obtusifolia