Litsea pittosporifolia

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Litsea pitosporifolia Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 53, fig. 11 (1978)

• Type: G.Q. Ding (K.C. Ting; 丁广奇) & G.L. Shi (石国良) 752 ([18 July 1963]; Holotype: IBSC; Isotypes: IBK [IBK00007750 (181707)^(CVH)], NAS [NAS00070895 (0431094)^(CVH)]).
  • Note: HITBC also holds specimens of the same collection [HITBC 0017035 (001115)^{(CVH1, CVH2)}], which X.W. Li & J. Li determined with L. rotundifolia (Nees) Hemsl. on 28 February 2011.
• Type locality: China. 广东 [= Guangdong]: 高要, 鼎湖山 [= Gaoyao, Dinghu Mountain], [Mount Jilong (鸡笼山), alt. 800 m].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast (Guangdong). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Wang, Z.-h., He, D.-q., Song, S.-d., Chen, S.-p., Chen, D.-r. & Tu, M.-z. 1982. 鼎湖山自然保护区的植被 [The Vegetation of Ding Hu Shan Biosphere Reserve]. Tropical and Subtropical Forest Ecosystem 1: 77–141. (Chinese) Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 111]
• Huang, P.-h., Li, J., Li, X.-w. & van der Werff, H. 2008. Litsea pittosporifolia. Pp. 120, 134 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Litsea pittosporifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Litsea pittosporifolia. Published online. Accessed: 5 January 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Litsea pittosporifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 January 2024.

Vernacular names

中文: 海桐叶木姜子