Lauraceae FAMILY

Litsea elongata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea elongata is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm 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 as a local source of oil, essential oil and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, northern India, Nepal.

HabitatRoadsides, streamsides, weed-tree forests on mountain slopes, shady moist places, sparse forests, thickets; at elevations from 500 - 2,300 metres in southern China[ 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. ].