Litsea is a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes a large number of accepted species in tropical and subtropical areas of North America and Asia.[1]

Litsea
Litsea japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Lam.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
List
    • Adenodaphne S.Moore
    • Bistania Noronha
    • Cubeba Raf.
    • Cylicodaphne Nees
    • Darwinia Dennst.
    • Decapenta Raf.
    • Dipliathus Raf.
    • Fiwa J.F.Gmel.
    • Heckeria Raf.
    • Hexanthus Lour.
    • Iozoste Nees
    • Iteadaphne Blume
    • Lepidadenia Nees
    • Malapoenna Adans.
    • Pipalia Stokes
    • Pseudolitsea Y.C.Yang
    • Quinquedula Noronha
    • Sebifera Lour.
    • Tetranthera Jacq.
    • Tomex Thunb.

Characteristics edit

 
Litsea japonica

They are typically dioecious trees or shrubs. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on species, and aromatic. They have leaves alternate or opposite or in whorls.[2] The inconspicuous flowers range from greenish to white, greenish-yellow, to yellowish. The inflorescences are pseudo-umbels, flat-topped or rounded flower clusters, each pseudo-umbel with an involucre of four or six decussate bracts.[2]

Species edit

Currently accepted species include:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Litsea Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Puhua Huang; Jie Li; Xi-wen Li & Henk van der Werff. "Flora of China online".