Lauraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Litsea umbellata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea umbellata is an evergreen shrub or a small tree usually growing around 3 - 9 metres tall with a bole around 20cm 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves are sometimes sold in local markets in Thailand.. Litsea umbellata is a very widespread species. Although there is a decline in its range and frequency, as well as a loss of quality of habitat, given the large extent of occurrence and the number of known localities in which it is found, coupled with the fact that it can grow in secondary vegetation, the species is not considered to be threatened on a global scale. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea

HabitatThickets or sparse forests in valleys or on hills; at elevations from 300 - 1,000 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. ]. Lowland primary and secondary forests, and in open vegetation[ 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. ].