Litsea accedens

Litsea accedens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. accedens
Binomial name
Litsea accedens
Varieties[2]
  • Litsea accedens var. accedens
  • Litsea accedens var. kinabaluensis (Kosterm.) Ng
Synonyms[2]
  • Cylicodaphne accedens (Blume) Meisn.
  • Tetranthera accedens Blume

synonyms of var. accedens:

  • Cylicodaphne costata Blume
  • Cylicodaphne ochracea Blume
  • Lepidadenia ochracea Miq.
  • Litsea accedens var. oblanceolata (Gamble) Ng
  • Litsea costata (Blume) Boerl.
  • Litsea kunstleri Gamble
  • Litsea oblanceolata Gamble
  • Litsea ochracea (Blume) Boerl.
  • Litsea ochracea var. oblanceolata (Gamble) Kochummen ex I.M.Turner
  • Litsea patellaris Gamble
  • Litsea perakensis Gamble
  • Litsea pustulata Gamble
  • Litsea singaporensis Gamble
  • Litsea wrayi Gamble
  • Malapoenna accedens Kuntze

synonyms of var. kinabaluensis:

  • Litsea kinabaluensis Kosterm.

Litsea accedens is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Peninsular Malaysia, Peninsular Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Nicobar Islands.[2]

Two varieties are accepted:

  • Litsea accedens var. accedens
  • Litsea accedens var. kinabaluensis (Kosterm.) Ng – endemic to northern Borneo

The species was first described as Tetranthera accedens by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1851. In 1900 Jacob Gijsbert Boerlage placed the species in genus Litsea as L. accedens.[2]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2020). "Litsea accedens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T152951740A153622378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T152951740A153622378.en. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Litsea accedens (Blume) Boerl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2026.