Biology:Litsea glutinosa

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Short description: Species of tree

Litsea glutinosa
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Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. glutinosa
Binomial name
Litsea glutinosa
(Lour.) C.B.Rob.[2]
Synonyms[3]

Litsea sebifera Pers.
Sebifera glutinosa Lour.

Litsea glutinosa is a rainforest tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Common names include soft bollygum, bolly beech, Bollywood, bollygum, brown bollygum, brown Bollywood, sycamore and brown beech.[2][4]

The powdered bark, known as jigat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production.[5]

Distribution

This species is native to India , South China to Malaysia, Philippines ,[6] Australia and the western Pacific islands.

It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia where it is considered an invasive species.[7]

References

  1. de Kok, R. (2021). "Litsea glutinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T145824211A153621601. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/145824211/153621601. Retrieved 23 January 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=26898. 
  3. "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2352381. Retrieved 9 March 2014. 
  4. F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland (2020). "Litsea glutinosa". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/litsea_glutinosa.htm. 
  5. Jonathan Mitchell, Christopher Coles (2011). Markets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value Chains. IDRC. p. 50. ISBN 9781849713139. https://books.google.com/books?id=eu8_q_7rBD4C&pg=PA50. Retrieved 4 August 2013. 
  6. E.S. FERNANDO. CHECKLIST OF SPECIES IN FBS 21 (TAXONOMY OF FOREST PLANTS). University of the Philippines – Los Baños. 12th revised and updated edition, 24 June 2007.
  7. www.issg.org-Global Invasive Species Database

Wikidata ☰ Q10743709 entry