Litsea citronella

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Laureae
Genus: Litsea
Species: Litsea citronella

Litsea citronella Kosterm., Reinwardtia 10(5): 465 (1988)

Type: E. Poilane 29063 (with flowers, [25] February [1939]; Holotype: BO; Isotypes: MO-2176187 (5976869)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P [cf. P02035653^(GBIF), without type indication]; cf. L.1805759^(GBIF) [without type indication]).
Type locality: Annam [= Vietnam]. Ba-Na near Tourane, alt. 1000–1500 m, granitic.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Vietnam.
Note: Kostermans (1988) also cited F.C. How 73662 (Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, alt. 1000 m, [13] September [1935]; BO) for Hainanese occurrence of this species. However, Yang & Huang in Yang et al. (1978) described Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. f. obtusifolia, based on a duplicate of the same collection (PE 00028955 (379269)^{(CVH, GBIF, NSII)}). L. cubeba f. obtusifolia is placed under L. cubeba var. cubeba by Huang et al. (2008), who recognize no Chinese occurrence of L. citronella. de Kok (2022) recognizes only two Vietnamese occurrences.

Kostermans, A.J.G.H. 1988. Materials for a revision of Lauraceae V. Reinwardtia 10(5): 439–469. DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.1988.280 [nonfunctional] (PDF). Reference page.

Huang, P.-h., Li, J., Li, X.-w. & van der Werff, H. 2008. Litsea cubeba var. cubeba. Pp. 122 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 7: Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-81-8. efloras Reference page.
Yang, Y.C., Huang, P.H., Tsui, H.P., Li, H.W. & Pai, P.Y. 1978. Materiae ad Floram Lauracearum Sinicarum (II). Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 16(4): 38–69. PDF download Reference page.

de Kok, R., 2022. Litsea citronella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. IUCN Red List Category: Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T190526821A190526828.en.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Litsea citronella. Accessed: 2024 January 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Litsea citronella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Litsea citronella. Published online. Accessed: 8 January 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Litsea citronella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 January 2024.