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'''''Litsea''''' is a genus of [[evergreen]] or [[deciduous]] trees or shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, [[Lauraceae]]. The genus includes 200-400 species in tropical and subtropical [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[North America]] and [[South America]] and [[Asia]]. [[China]] alone has over 70 species, mostly in warm regions of the south and southwest.
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Litsea (Japanese name). Lauraceae. Trees or shrubs of little horticultural importance, but may be planted S. Lvs. mostly alternate, coriaceous, usually evergreen: fls. dioecious, small, clustered in umbellike cymes, mostly white or yellow; perianth-tube very short or sometimes ovoid or bell-shaped, the lobes usually 4-6; stamens mostly 6-12: fr. a dry or succulent drupe, on the enlarged perianth-tube. Species perhaps 150 in warm and tropical countries well around the globe, one of them (L. geniculata, Benth. & Hook.) growing in shallow ponds, Ga. to La. Adanson's name, Malapoenna, is rejected by the Vienna or international rules.
 
Litsea (Japanese name). Lauraceae. Trees or shrubs of little horticultural importance, but may be planted S. Lvs. mostly alternate, coriaceous, usually evergreen: fls. dioecious, small, clustered in umbellike cymes, mostly white or yellow; perianth-tube very short or sometimes ovoid or bell-shaped, the lobes usually 4-6; stamens mostly 6-12: fr. a dry or succulent drupe, on the enlarged perianth-tube. Species perhaps 150 in warm and tropical countries well around the globe, one of them (L. geniculata, Benth. & Hook.) growing in shallow ponds, Ga. to La. Adanson's name, Malapoenna, is rejected by the Vienna or international rules.
 
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==Cultivation==
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| name = ''Litsea''
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| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
 
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| genus = '''''Litsea'''''
 
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| genus_authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
 
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''200-400, including:''<br>
 
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''[[Litsea calicaris]]''<br>
 
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''[[Litsea cubeba|L. cubeba]]''<br>
 
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''L. glabrescens''<br>
 
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''L. glutinosa''<br>
 
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''L. monopetala''<br>
 
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''L. stocksii''<br>
 
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'''''Litsea''''' is a genus of [[evergreen]] or [[deciduous]] trees or shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, [[Lauraceae]]. The genus includes 200-400 species in tropical and subtropical [[Asia]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[North America]] to subtropical [[South America]]; 70+ species in [[China]], mostly in south and southwest warm regions.
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==Species==
 
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* ''[[Litsea calicaris|L. calicaris]]'', Mangeao, New Zealand, a tree reaching 15 m in height with smooth dark greyish brown bark.  Opposite leaves, 50-150 mm long, ovate or ovate-oblong, bluish-green below.  Flowers small, in umbels of 4-5, drupe oblong-ovoid, 2 mm long, reddish and seated on a disc.
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* ''[[Litsea calicaris|L. calicaris]]'', Mangeao, New Zealand, a tree reaching 15 m in height with smooth dark greyish brown bark.  Opposite leaves, 50-150&nbsp;mm long, ovate or ovate-oblong, bluish-green below.  Flowers small, in umbels of 4-5, drupe oblong-ovoid, 2&nbsp;mm long, reddish and seated on a disc.
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* ''[[Litsea cubeba|L. cubeba]]'', evergreen shrub or small tree with lemon-scented leaves and small, pepper-like fruit.  The wood is used for furniture, construction,and lumber. The flowers, leaves and fruit are used as medicine and for extracting an [[essential oil]] (also called ''May Chang'') used in [[perfume|perfumery]].
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* ''[[Litsea cubeba|L. cubeba]]'', evergreen shrub or small tree with lemon-scented leaves and small, pepper-like fruit.  The wood is used for furniture, construction,and lumber. The flowers, leaves and fruit are used as medicine and for extracting an [[essential oil]] (also called ''May Chang'') used in [[perfume]]ry.
  
 
* ''[[Litsea ichangensis|L. ichangensis]]'', forms part of Rhinopithicus roxellana summer diet.
 
* ''[[Litsea ichangensis|L. ichangensis]]'', forms part of Rhinopithicus roxellana summer diet.
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* ''[[Litsea reticulata|L. reticulata]]'', an [[Australian]] [[rainforest]] tree.
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* [http://www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/listing/litseacubeba.htm Useful New Plants (L. cubeba)]
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[[Category:Laurales]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 12 December 2009


Litsea monopetala


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Tropics and subtropics
Cultivation
Features: ✓ evergreen, deciduous
Scientific Names

Lauraceae >

Litsea >


Litsea is a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes 200-400 species in tropical and subtropical Australia, New Zealand, North America and South America and Asia. China alone has over 70 species, mostly in warm regions of the south and southwest.


Read about Litsea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Litsea (Japanese name). Lauraceae. Trees or shrubs of little horticultural importance, but may be planted S. Lvs. mostly alternate, coriaceous, usually evergreen: fls. dioecious, small, clustered in umbellike cymes, mostly white or yellow; perianth-tube very short or sometimes ovoid or bell-shaped, the lobes usually 4-6; stamens mostly 6-12: fr. a dry or succulent drupe, on the enlarged perianth-tube. Species perhaps 150 in warm and tropical countries well around the globe, one of them (L. geniculata, Benth. & Hook.) growing in shallow ponds, Ga. to La. Adanson's name, Malapoenna, is rejected by the Vienna or international rules.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

  • L. calicaris, Mangeao, New Zealand, a tree reaching 15 m in height with smooth dark greyish brown bark. Opposite leaves, 50-150 mm long, ovate or ovate-oblong, bluish-green below. Flowers small, in umbels of 4-5, drupe oblong-ovoid, 2 mm long, reddish and seated on a disc.
  • L. cubeba, evergreen shrub or small tree with lemon-scented leaves and small, pepper-like fruit. The wood is used for furniture, construction,and lumber. The flowers, leaves and fruit are used as medicine and for extracting an essential oil (also called May Chang) used in perfumery.

Gallery

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References

External links


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