Neolitsea

Neolitsea is a genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from Indo-Malaysia to East Asia to Australia. The leaves are alternate, clustered, or verticillate, rarely subopposite. Species are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan

Observations recorded35,584

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,392
With media: 1,300
Family: Lauraceae
Collections: MICH, US
Recorded in: China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Malaysia/Sabah

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lauraceae
Image: Neolitsea sericea2.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Neolitsea
taxon name: Neolitsea
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8113
Commons category: Neolitsea
taxon common name: 新木姜子属

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The Australian species, of which there are three, are commonly known as bolly gums and are fairly common in the rainforests of the east.

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