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Lauraceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Litsea calophylla

Litsea calophylla

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea calophylla is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be 42cm in diameter[ 680 Title Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.; Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula Publication Author King G. Gamble J.S. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Royal Botanic Garden; Calcutta Year 1889 - 1936 ISBN Description Originally published as a series of papers in the 'Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal' and then mainly republished privately. ]. The plant is cultivated for its fruit, especially in Indonesia[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 680 Title Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.; Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula Publication Author King G. Gamble J.S. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Royal Botanic Garden; Calcutta Year 1889 - 1936 ISBN Description Originally published as a series of papers in the 'Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal' and then mainly republished privately. ]. Litsea calophylla The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 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 RangeEast Asia - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar.
HabitatNot known in a truly wild situation