Lauraceae FAMILY

Neolitsea aurata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Neolitsea aurata is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 14 metres tall. The bole can be around 18cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern Japan, eastern and southern China, Vietnam

HabitatBroad-leaved forests and forest margins on mountain slopes, weed-tree forests; at elevations from 500 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ].