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Bollywood (tree)
Bollywood may refer to a number of tree species: *''Cinnamomum baileyanum'', brown Bollywood *''Lindera queenslandica'', Bollywood *''Litsea bindoniana'', big-leaf Bollywood, round-leaf Bollywood *''Litsea breviumbellata'', brown Bollywood, rusty-leaf Bollywood *''Litsea connorsii'', Bollywood *''Litsea fawcettiana'', brown Bollywood *''Litsea glutinosa'', brown Bollywood *''Litsea granitica'', Bollywood *''Litsea leefeana'', brown Bollywood, big-leaf Bollywood *''Litsea reticulata'', brown Bollywood *''Neolitsea brassii'', grey Bollywood *''Neolitsea cassia'', grey Bollywood *''Neolitsea dealbata'', grey Bollywood, velvet-leaf Bollywood, white Bollywood See also *Bollygum References {{plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamomum Baileyanum
''Cinnamomum'' is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their Leaf, leaves and bark (botany), bark. The genus contains approximately 234 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceanian realm, Oceania/Australasian realm, Australasia. The genus includes a great number of economically important trees used to produce the spice of cinnamon. The oldest fossils are known from the Cretaceous, however the group reached a peak in terms of diversity during the Eocene. Habitat This genus is present in the Himalayas and other mountain areas and is present in tropical and subtropical montane rainforests, in the weed-tree forests, in valleys, and mixed forests of coniferous and deciduous broad-leaved trees, from southern China, India, and Southeast Asia. Some species, such as ''Cinnamomum camphora'', tolerate drought. Characteris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindera Queenslandica
Dried fruits of ''Lindera neesiana'' used as spice (coll. MHNT) ''Lindera'' is a genus of about 80–1001. Lindera Thunberg '''' species of s in the family , mostly native to eastern but with three species in eastern |
Litsea Bindoniana
''Litsea bindoniana'', known as the big-leaved bollywood is a rainforest tree in the laurel family. A small to medium-sized bushy tree endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia. It features large leaves with attractive yellow venation, 25 cm (10 in) long by 10 cm (4 in) wide. They are dark green above, and paler and somewhat hairy below. The leaf stalks are hairy. The small (0.7 cm diameter) greenish flowers are fragrant and occur from March to May. They are followed by fruits which mature from September to October, being a black drupe. Regeneration is from fresh seed, after removing the fleshy aril around the seed. The species was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as ''Cylicodaphne bindoniana'' in 1865, before he reclassified and renamed it as ''Litsea bindoniana'' in 1882. It was named in honour of Victorian 19th century parliamentarian and agriculturist Samuel Henry Bindon. It is one of eleven species in the large Asian genus ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litsea Breviumbellata
''Litsea'' is a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes a large number of accepted species in tropical and subtropical areas of North America and Asia. Characteristics They are typically dioecious trees or shrubs. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on species, and aromatic. They have leaves alternate or opposite or in whorls. The inconspicuous flowers range from greenish to white, greenish-yellow, to yellowish. The inflorescences are pseudo-umbels, flat-topped or rounded flower clusters, each pseudo-umbel with an involucre of four or six decussate bracts. Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Litsea aban-gibotii'' *'' Litsea accedens'' *'' Litsea accedentoides'' *'' Litsea acrantha'' *'' Litsea acutivena'' *'' Litsea aestivalis'' *'' Litsea akoensis'' *''Litsea alba'' *'' Litsea albayana'' *''Litsea albescens'' *''Litsea albicans'' *''Litsea albida'' *'' Litsea all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litsea Glutinosa
''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. The powdered bark, known as jigat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production. Distribution This species is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and the western Pacific islands. It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ... where it is considered an invasive species. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10743709 glutinosa Flora of China Flora of Taiwan Flora of tropical Asia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland Flora of Western Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litsea Granitica
''Litsea granitica'', the bollygum, is a species of tree in the laurel family, found in tropical Queensland. The habitat is mountain rainforest on soils derived from granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo .... References granitica Flora of Queensland Trees of Australia Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Bernard Hyland Plants described in 1989 {{Laurales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litsea Leefeana
''Litsea leefeana'', known as the brown bolly gum or brown bollywood is a rainforest tree in the laurel family. A small to medium-sized tree endemic to the rainforests of tropical Queensland, Australia. The specific epithet is named after a Mr. Leefe, a botanical collector from the Kennedy district of northern Queensland. It is one of eleven species in the large Asian genus ''Litsea'' to reach Australia. After study by Bernard Hyland, the southern Queensland and New South Wales populations of what was known as this plant have been renamed '' Litsea australis''. Leaves are elliptical in shape, alternate on the stem. 8 to 13 cm long with a blunt tip. Leaf venation is prominent and attractive on both sides of the leaf. Green or cream colour flowers form from leaf scars on the branchlets or in the leaf axils. The fruit is a black drupe, eaten by a variety of rainforest birds. Regeneration is not difficult from fresh seed, if the black aril is removed. ''Litsea leefeana'' is su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litsea Reticulata
''Litsea reticulata'' is a common Australian tree, growing from near Milton, New South Wales to the Bunya Mountains, Queensland. Common names include bollygum, bolly wood and brown beech. The habitat of the bollygum is rainforest of most types, except the dryer forms. Taxonomy ''Litsea reticulata'' was first described by Meisner in 1864 as ''Tetranthera reticulata'', before being given its current name by von Mueller in 1882. Common names include bolly gum, bolly beech, brown beech, brown bolly beech, sycamore, brown Bollywood, soft bollygum, and brown bollygum. Description ''Litsea reticulata'' is a medium to large size tree, occasionally reaching 40 metres in height and a 150 cm in trunk diameter. The bark is a grey, brown and scaly, with numerous depressions caused by the shedding of round scales of bark, colloquially known as "bollies". Exposed bark is a paler colour, giving the trunk a patchy appearance. ''Litsea reticulata'' are slightly buttressed or flanged at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neolitsea Brassii
''Neolitsea'' is a genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from Indo-Malaysia to East Asia to Australia. The leaves are alternate, clustered, or verticillate, rarely subopposite. Species are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The Australian species, of which there are three, are commonly known as bolly gums and are fairly common in the rainforests of the east. Many species of ''the genus Neolitsea'' have been analysed for essential oil An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the ...s and their biological activity. Selected species *'' Neolitsea aciculata'' - a small tree; Japan, Taiwan *'' Neolitsea australiensis'' - Australia, Green bolly gum *'' Neolitsea cassia'' - Sri Lanka *'' Neolitsea cambodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neolitsea Cassia
''Neolitsea cassia'' is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... It is known as "dawulu kurundu - දවුල් කුරුදු" or "kudu dawula - කුඩු දවුල" in Sinhala. Trunk Bark - thick, smooth, gray; W- light, hard, pale orange. Ecology Montane and rain forest understory. Uses Wood - panelling; leaves- mucilaginous extract used in preparation of local sweet called aasmi; bark, leaves - medicinal. Identification Straight stem with greyish bark and short, slender branches. The leaf flush is smooth, silvery copper, drooping, crowded at the ends of branchlets, and turn bright green when mature. Leaves are lanceolate in shape with a slightly pointed base and a tapering pointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
