Litsea monopetala

Litsea monopetala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. monopetala
Binomial name
Litsea monopetala
Synonyms[2]
  • Litsea polyantha Juss.
  • Tetranthera monopetala Roxb.
  • Tomex monopetala (Roxb.) Hoffmanns.
  • Litsea hexantha Siebold ex Blume
  • Malapoenna monopetala Kuntze
  • Tetranthera alnoides Miq.
  • Tetranthera fruticosa Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.
  • Tetranthera hexantha Sieber ex Meisn.
  • Tetranthera hirana Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Tetranthera macrophylla Roxb. ex Nees
  • Tetranthera quadriflora Roxb.
  • Tetranthera verticillata Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.
  • Tetranthera villosa Bojer
  • Tomex pubescens Willd. ex Meisn.

Litsea monopetala is a plant in the family Lauraceae, native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.[2] In Nepal, it is found in the regions from the Terai to 1450 m, in Shorea robusta forest and tropical evergreen forest.[3] In India it is found in Assam, Odisha, Eastern Himalayas, Maharashtra (Pune, Sindhudurg) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore).[4]

Description

Trees grow up to a height of 18 meters with a diameter of 60 cm. The density of the wood at 15% moisture is 540 kg/cbm.[5]

Bark

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2020). "Litsea monopetala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T150218025A150219969. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Litsea monopetala". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Litsea monopetala | forestrynepal". www.forestrynepal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30.
  4. ↑ Litsea monopetala (Roxb. ex Baker) Pers.
  5. ↑ Orwa et al.2009. Agroforestry Database 4.0 (www.worldagroforestry.org)
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