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Litsea pipericarpa

Litsea pipericarpa

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthFast

A fast-growing species[1]. The crushed parts of the plant (especially the bark) smell strongly of citronella or eucalyptus[2]. 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+pipericarpa>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]The Essential Oils of Lindera pericarpa — Nor Azah Mohd Ali & Ibrahim Jantan · 1993 ↩︎
  2. [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.