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Lauraceae FAMILY

Litsea mellifera

Litsea mellifera

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

The flowers are notably fragrant[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Litsea+mellifera>

Pollinators

Bees

References

  1. [1]Flora Vitiensis Nova — Smith. A.C. · Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii · 1979 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]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