Lauraceae FAMILY

Neolitsea aurata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Neolitsea aurata is native to the warm temperate and subtropical climate of southern China, southern Japan and northern Vietnam. It is unlikely to be hardy outside the warmer regions of the temperate zone. A dioecious species - both male and female forms must be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Neolitsea+aurata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.