Litsea glutinosa

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Litsea glutinosa
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Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. glutinosa
Binomial name
Litsea glutinosa
(Lour.) C.B.Rob.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Litsea sebifera Pers.
Sebifera glutinosa Lour.

Litsea glutinosa is a rainforest tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Common names include soft bollygum, bolly beech, Bollywood, bollygum, brown bollygum, brown Bollywood, sycamore and brown beech.[1][3]

The powdered bark, known as jiggat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production.[4]

Distribution[]

This species is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Philippines,[5] Australia and the western Pacific islands.

It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia where it is considered an invasive species.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2014 – via The Plant List.
  3. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Litsea glutinosa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jonathan Mitchell, Christopher Coles (2011). Markets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value Chains. IDRC. p. 50. ISBN 9781849713139. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ E.S. FERNANDO. CHECKLIST OF SPECIES IN FBS 21 (TAXONOMY OF FOREST PLANTS). The University of the Philippines – Los Baños. 12th revised and updated edition, 24 June 2007.
  6. ^ www.issg.org-Global Invasive Species Database
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