Lauraceae FAMILY
Litsea mellifera
Litsea mellifera
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Litsea mellifera is an evergreen tree that can grow 10 - 35 metres tall with a bole up to 100cm or more in diameter[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji, Tonga
HabitatDense forests; at elevations from sea level to 850 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].