Biology:Litsea monopetala

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Short description: Species of tree

Litsea monopetala
Litsea monopetala.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. monopetala
Binomial name
Litsea monopetala
(Roxb.) Pers.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Litsea polyantha Juss.
  • Roxb. Siebold ex Blume
  • Sieber ex Meisn. Tetranthera hirana
  • Malapoenna monopetala Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Tomex monopetala Kuntze
  • Roxb. ex Nees Tetranthera quadriflora
  • Tetranthera alnoides Roxb.
  • Tetranthera monopetala (Roxb.) Hoffmanns.
  • Miq. Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.
  • Tetranthera villosa Tetranthera fruticosa
  • Bojer Tomex pubescens
  • Litsea hexantha Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.
  • Willd. ex Meisn. Tetranthera verticillata
  • Tetranthera macrophylla Tetranthera hexantha
Bark

Litsea monopetala is a plant in the family Lauraceae, native to China and tropical Asia. In Nepal, it is found in the regions from the Terai to 1450 m, in Shorea robusta forest and tropical evergreen forest.[3] In India it is found in Assam, Odisha, Eastern Himalayas, Maharashtra (Pune, Sindhudurg) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore).[4]

It grows up to a height of 18 meters with a diameter of 60 cm. The density of the wood at 15% moisture is 540 kg/cbm.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10888601 entry