Lauraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Litsea grandis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea grandis is an evergreen tree that can grow around 10 - 34 metres tall. The bole can be around 15 - 80cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 2011 Title A revision of Litsea (Lauraceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore Publication Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 73(1): 81-178. 2021 Author Kok R.P.J. de Website http://10.26492/gbs73(1).2021-07 Publisher Year 2021 ISBN Description A very detailed treatment of the species ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also traded as 'medang' timber[ 895 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods II Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 10 Author Gan K.S.; Lim S.C.; Choo K.T. Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 1998 ISBN 139-258 Description 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. ]. Litsea grandis has a wide range and is known from many protected areas. Although on a local level there is a decline in the area of occupancy and extent of occurrence, as well as a loss of quality of habitat, this is not considered to be sufficient to be a threat on a global scale. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests; usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. Often found in secondary vegetation[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].