Litsea variabilis
Hemsl.
Lauraceae
Litsea iteodaphne chinensis C.K.Allen
Common Name:
General Information
Litsea variabilis is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 3 - 15 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
931- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 39
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor)
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok.
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
931- Title
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 39
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor)
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok.
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 0495-3843
- Description
- A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Habitat
Broad-leaved forests, streamsides, dense forests on mountain slopes; at elevaions from 300 - 1,700 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Evergreen Tree |
Height | 10.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is heavy, slightly hard, not fissile, resistant to water and borer insects. It is used for furniture and construction[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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