
Lauraceae FAMILY
Litsea euphlebia
Litsea euphlebia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Litsea+euphlebia>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]A revision of Litsea (Lauraceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore — Kok R.P.J. de · 2021 · http://10.26492/gbs73(1).2021-07 ↩︎A very detailed treatment of the species
- [2]Icones Plantarum Vol. 11 — Hooker J.D. (Editor) · Williams & Norgate; London. · 1867 - 1871 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Illustrated plates of plants with a botanical description.
- [3]Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses — Schneider E.E. · Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. · 1916 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants — Merrill E.D. · Bureau of Science, Manila. · 1925 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant.
- [5]The Philippine Journal of Science. Vol. 4 — Freer P.C. (Editor) · The Bureau of Science, Philippines. · 1909 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A number of articles on Philippine plants, including one on the qualities of Philippine woods.
- [6]Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods II — Gan K.S.; Lim S.C.; Choo K.T. · Forest Research Institute; Malaysia · 1998 · ISBN 139-258 ↩︎Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of light hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.