Biology:Litsea glutinosa
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Short description: Species of tree
| Litsea glutinosa | |
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| Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Litsea |
| Species: | L. glutinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Litsea sebifera Pers. | |
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ www.issg.org-Global Invasive Species Database
Wikidata ☰ Q10743709 entry
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