Litsea variabilis

Botanical Description

Litsea variabilis is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 3 - 15 metres tall[ 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. , 931 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 39 Publication Author Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor) Publisher The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok. Year 2011 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. Litsea variabilis is threatened on a local scale by deforestation and habitat destruction through conversion to agriculture and plantations. However, the species has a wide range and grows in several protected areas so, on a global level, is not considered to be at threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].