Lauraceae
Litsea

Litsea ligustrina (Nees) Fern.-Vill.

First published in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 180 (1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Pakistan, SW. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Myanmar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rodrigues de Moraes, P.L. (2013). The collections of Lauraceae in the herbarium of Henri Van Heurck (AWH). Plant ecology and evolution 146: 360-383.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Srinivas, S.G. & Krishnamurthy, Y.L. (2016). Taxonomy and distribution of genus Litsea Lam (Lauraceae) in Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 95: 169-182.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gardner, G. [1765] Sri Lanka Litsea hookeriana K000357882 Type Yes
Walker, A.W. [166] Sri Lanka Litsea undulata K000793174 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Litsea undulata K000793175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [223] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000357883 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [230] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793202 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793203 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [178] Litsea longifolia K000793205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793206 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [417] Sri Lanka Litsea longifolia K000793201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Wallich, N. [2227] India Litsea deccanensis K000793169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Wallich, N. [2550] India Litsea deccanensis K000793168 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 s.coll. [2531] India Litsea deccanensis K000793170 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Litsea deccanensis K000793167 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0