Lauraceae FAMILY

Litsea euphlebia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea euphlebia is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall[ 572 Title Icones Plantarum Vol. 11 Publication Author Hooker J.D. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Williams & Norgate; London. Year 1867 - 1871 ISBN Description Illustrated plates of plants with a botanical description. ]. The bole can be up to 35cm in diameter[ 721 Title Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14 Author Schneider E.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. Year 1916 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is popular locally as a material for carving, and is also possibly traded as 'medang' timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.

HabitatPrimary forests at low and medium elevations[ 465 Title An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants Publication Author Merrill E.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Science, Manila. Year 1925 ISBN Description Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant. ].