Neolitsea sericea

Neolitsea sericea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Neolitsea
Species:
N. sericea
Binomial name
Neolitsea sericea
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Laurus sericea Blume
  • Cinnamomum glaucum J.Presl
  • Camphora glauca G.Don
  • Malapoenna sieboldii Kuntze
  • Litsea glauca var. xanthocarpa Makino
  • Litsea sieboldii Tanaka
  • Neolitsea sieboldii (Kuntze) Nakai
  • Neolitsea sieboldii var. prematura Nakai
  • Neolitsea sieboldii var. xanthocarpa Nakai
  • Neolitsea cuneifolia Koidz.
  • Neolitsea ohbana Koidz.
  • Tetradenia cuneifolia (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
  • Tetradenia glauca var. prematura (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto
  • Tetradenia glauca var. xanthocarpa (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto
  • Tetradenia ohbana (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
  • Neolitsea sericea var. angustifolia Hirai
  • Neolitsea sieboldii var. angustifolia (Hirai) Honda
  • Neolitsea sericea var. angustifolia Nakai
  • Neolitsea sericea f. xanthocarpa (Nakai) Okuyama
  • Neolitsea sericea var. prematura (Nakai) Honda
  • Neolitsea sericea f. angustifolia (Hirai) Satomi
  • Neolitsea sericea var. argentea Hatus. ex H.Ohba

Neolitsea sericea is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is found in southeastern China (Zhejiang), Taiwan (Orchid Island, Green Island), south Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands.[3][4] Its natural habitat is on forest margins and slopes,[5] and it is often found in well-progressed secondary forests.[6]

It is a medium-size tree, growing up to 10 m (33 ft) tall. Its leaves are evergreen, and distinctly whitened on the back. It produces yellow flowers in the fall, and its fruit is a red berry.[7] It is hardy WHZ 8.

Neolitsea sericea contains two varieties, Neolitsea sericea var. sericea and Neolitsea sericea var. aurata.[3] The latter may also be considered as its own species, Neolitsea aurata.[5]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2021). "Neolitsea sericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T170334912A170337236. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Neolitsea sericea (Blume) Koidz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Lauraceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 433–499. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea sericea". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. 1 2 Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea aurata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Neolitsea sericea Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese), Okayama University Plant Ecology Laboratory
  7. ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 473.

Further reading

  • Chung, Myong Gi, et al. "Spatial genetic structure in a Neolitsea sericea population (Lauraceae)." Heredity 85.5 (2000): 490–497.
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