''Litsea'' is a genus of
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
or
deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, a ...
trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family,
Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur m ...
. 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
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, a ...
or
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
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.
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Species
Currently accepted species include:
*''Litsea aban-gibotii
''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 ...
'' Ng
*'' Litsea accedens'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea accedentoides
''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 ...
'' Koord. & Valeton
*''Litsea acrantha
''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 a ...
'' Ridl.
*''Litsea acutifolia
''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 a ...
'' (Liou Ho) Kosterm.
*''Litsea acutivena
''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 ...
'' Hayata
*''Litsea aestivalis
''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 a ...
'' (L.) Fernald
*''Litsea akoensis
''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 a ...
'' Hayata
*''Litsea alba
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea albayana
''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 ...
'' S.Vidal
*''Litsea albescens
''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 a ...
'' (Hook.f.) D.G.Long
*''Litsea albicans
''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 ...
'' (Kurz) Hook.f.
*'' Litsea albida'' (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
*''Litsea alleniana
''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 a ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea alveolata
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea amicorum
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea anamo
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea andreana
''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 a ...
'' Ng
*''Litsea aneityensis
''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 a ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea angulata
''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 a ...
'' Blume
*''Litsea anomala
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea areolata
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea artocarpifolia
''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 a ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea assamica
''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 a ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea aurea
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea auricolor
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea auriculata
''Litsea auriculata'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat b ...
'' S.S.Chien & W.C.Cheng
*'' Litsea australis'' B.Hyland
*'' Litsea bainingensis'' Rech.
*''Litsea balansae
''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 ...
'' Lecomte
*''Litsea barringtonioides
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea baruringensis
''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 a ...
'' Elmer
*''Litsea baviensis
''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 ...
'' Lecomte
*''Litsea beilschmiediifolia
''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 ...
'' H.W.Li
*'' Litsea bennettii'' B.Hyland
*'' Litsea bernhardensis'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea beusekomii
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea biflora
''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 a ...
'' H.P.Tsui
*''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 v ...
'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
*''Litsea boerlagei
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea bombaiensis'' M.R.Almeida
*''Litsea borneensis
''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 ...
'' (Meisn.) Boerl.
*''Litsea bourdillonii
''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 a ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea brachypoda
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea brachystachya
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Fern.-Vill.
*''Litsea brassii
''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 ...
'' O.C.Schmidt
*''Litsea brawas
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea brookeana
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea buinensis
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea burckelloides
''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 ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea calicaris
''Litsea calicaris'', the mangeao, is an evergreen tree endemic to the North Island of New Zealand, occurring in lowland forest from near North Cape south to about 38°S. It belongs to the Laurel family, Lauraceae.
Description
Mangeao is the ...
'' Kirk
*''Litsea calophylla
''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 ...
'' (Miq.) Mansf.
*''Litsea calophyllantha
''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 ...
'' K.Schum.
*'' Litsea cambodiana'' Lecomte
*''Litsea cangyuanensis
''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 ...
'' J.Li & H.W.Li
*''Litsea caroli
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea carrii
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea castanea
''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 a ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea catubigensiskos
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea caulocarpa'' Merr.
*''Litsea ceramensis
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea chaffonjonii'' H.Lév.
*''Litsea chartacea
''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 a ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea chengshuzhii
''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 ...
'' H.P.Tsui
*''Litsea chewii
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea chinpingensis
''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 ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea chrysoneura
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea chrysophoena
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea chrysopleura
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea chunii
''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 a ...
'' W.C.Cheng
*''Litsea cinerascens
''Litsea cinerascens'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera wo ...
'' Ridl.
*'' Litsea citronella'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea clarissae
''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 a ...
'' (Teschner) Kosterm.
*''Litsea clarkei
''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 a ...
'' Prain
*''Litsea claviflora
''Litsea claviflora'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera wor ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea clemensii
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea coelestis
''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 ...
'' H.P.Tsui
*'' Litsea collina'' S.Moore
*''Litsea complanata
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea confusa
''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 ...
'' Koord. & Valeton
*''Litsea connorsii
''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 ...
'' B.Hyland
*''Litsea cordata
''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 a ...
'' (Jack) Hook.f.
*''Litsea coreana
''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 ...
'' H.Lév.
*''Litsea coriacea
''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 a ...
'' (B.Heyne ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea costalis
''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 a ...
'' (Nees) Kosterm.
*''Litsea costata
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea crassifolia
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea crebriflora
''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 a ...
'' S.Moore
*''Litsea crenata
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea cubeba
''Litsea cubeba'', the aromatic litsea or may chang, is an evergreen tree or shrub 5–12 meters high in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Southern Chinese region including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Taiwan and Fujian, and Southeast Asian co ...
'' (Lour.) Pers.
*''Litsea cuprea
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea curtisii
''Litsea curtisii'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera world ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea cuspidata
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea cuttingiana
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea cylindrocarpa
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea densiflora
''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 a ...
'' (Teschner) Kosterm.
*''Litsea deplanchei
''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 a ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea depressa
''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 ...
'' H.P.Tsui
*'' Litsea dielsiana'' Teschner
*''Litsea dilleniifolia
''Litsea dilleniifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a populati ...
'' P.Y.Pai & P.H.Huang
*'' Litsea diospyrifolia'' Quisumb.
*''Litsea discocalyx
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea diversifolia'' Blume
*'' Litsea domarensis'' O.C.Schmidt
*''Litsea dorsalicana
''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 ...
'' M.Q.Han & Y.S.Huang
*'' Litsea doshia'' (D.Don) Kosterm.
*''Litsea dunniana
''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 ...
'' H.Lév.
*''Litsea eberhardtii
''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 a ...
'' H.Liu
*''Litsea elliptica
''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 a ...
'' Blume
*''Litsea ellipticibacca
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea elmeri
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea elongata
''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 a ...
'' (Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea engleriana
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*'' Litsea erectinervia'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea eugenioides
''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 a ...
'' A.Chev. ex H.Liu
*'' Litsea exsudens'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea fenestrata
''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 a ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea ferruginea'' Blume
*'' Litsea ficoidea'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea filipedunculata'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea firma
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Hook.f.
*''Litsea flexuosa
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*'' Litsea floribunda'' (Blume) Gamble
*''Litsea fluminensis
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea fo'' K.Schum. & Lauterb.
*''Litsea formanii
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea forstenii
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea fosbergii
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea foveola
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea foxiana
''Litsea foxiana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldw ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea fulva
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Fern.-Vill.
*''Litsea fulvosericea
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea garciae
''Litsea garciae'', also known as engkala, engkalak, kalangkala, kangkala, medang, pangalaban, ta'ang, malai, wuru lilin, kelimah, bua talal, kelime, kelimie, bua' vengolobon, wi lahal, kelima, mali, beva' mali, kayu mali, malei, pengalaban, peng ...
'' S.Vidal
*''Litsea gardneri
''Litsea gardneri'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO () ...
'' (Thwaites) Meisn.
*''Litsea gemelliflora
''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 a ...
'' (Miq.) Boerl.
*''Litsea ghatica
''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 a ...
'' Saldanha
*'' Litsea gigaphylla'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea gilgiana
''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 a ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea glaberrima
''Litsea glaberrima'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=IS ...
'' (Thwaites) Trimen
*''Litsea glabrata
''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 a ...
'' (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea glaucescens
''Litsea glaucescens'', also called Mexican bay leaf, is an evergreen tree or shrub high in the genus ''Litsea'' belonging to family Lauraceae. It is native from southern North America, mostly in Mexico. Distributed by Mexico and Central Americ ...
'' Kunth
*''Litsea globifera
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea globosa
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea globularia
''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 ...
'' Ng
*''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 b ...
'' (Lour.) C.B.Rob.
*''Litsea gongshanensis
''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 ...
'' H.W.Li
*''Litsea gorayana
''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 ...
'' Udayan & Robi
*''Litsea gracilipes
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea gracilis
''Litsea gracilis'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea grandifolia'' Lecomte
*''Litsea grandis
''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 a ...
'' (Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea granitica
''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 ...
'' B.Hyland
*''Litsea grayana
''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 a ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea greenmaniana
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea griffithii
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea grisea
''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 a ...
'' Boerl.
*'' Litsea guppyi'' (F.Muell.) Forman
*''Litsea habbemensis
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea hayatae
''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 a ...
'' Kaneh.
*''Litsea helferi
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea henricksonii
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea himalayensis
''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 a ...
'' R.Kr.Singh
*''Litsea hirsutior
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea hirsutissima
''Litsea hirsutissima'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera w ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea hirta
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea honghoensis
''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 ...
'' H.Liu
*''Litsea hookeri
''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 a ...
'' (Meisn.) D.G.Long
*''Litsea hornei
''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 ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*'' Litsea humboldtiana'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea hunanensis
''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 a ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea hupehana
''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 a ...
'' Hemsl.
*'' Litsea hutchinsonii'' Merr.
*''Litsea hypophaea
''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 a ...
'' Hayata
*''Litsea ichangensis
''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 a ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea ilocana'' Merr.
*''Litsea imbricata
''Litsea imbricata'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
imbricata
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea impressa
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea imthurnii
''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 a ...
'' Turrill
*''Litsea indoverticillata
''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 a ...
'' Robi & Udayan
*''Litsea insignis
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea intermedia
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*'' Litsea irianensis'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea iteodaphne
''Litsea iteodaphne'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=IS ...
'' (Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea japonica
''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 a ...
'' (Thunb.) Juss.
*''Litsea jaswirii
''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 ...
'' Ng
*''Litsea johorensis
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea kakkachensis
''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 ...
'' R.Ganesan
*''Litsea kauloensis
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*'' Litsea keralana'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea kerrii
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea khasyana
''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 ...
'' Meisn.
*''Litsea kingii
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea kobuskiana
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea kurzii
''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 ...
'' King ex Hook.f.
*''Litsea kwangsiensis
''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 ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea kwangtungensis
''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 ...
'' H.T.Chang
*'' Litsea laeta'' (Nees) Trimen
*''Litsea laevigata
''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 ...
'' (Nees) Gamble
*'' Litsea lanceolata'' (Blume) Kosterm.
*''Litsea lancifolia
''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 ...
'' (Roxb. ex Nees) Fern.-Vill.
*''Litsea lancilimba
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea lecardii
''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 ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea ledermannii
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*''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. ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea leiantha
''Litsea leiantha'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera world ...
'' (Kurz) Hook.f.
*''Litsea leytensis
''Litsea leytensis'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural h ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea liboshengii
''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 a ...
'' H.P.Tsui
*''Litsea ligustrina
''Litsea ligustrina'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera wo ...
'' (Nees) Fern.-Vill.
*'' Litsea lithocarpoides'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea litseifolia
''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 ...
'' (C.K.Allen) Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea liyuyingii
''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 ...
'' H.Liu
*''Litsea longepedunculata
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea longipedicellata
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea longipes
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*'' Litsea longistaminata'' (H.Liu) Kosterm.
*''Litsea luzonica
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Fern.-Vill.
*'' Litsea machilifolia'' Gamble
*''Litsea machiloides
''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 ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea mafuluensis
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea magnifolia
''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 ...
'' Gillespie
*''Litsea maingayi
''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 a ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea mairei
''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 a ...
'' H.Lév.
*''Litsea maluensis
''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 a ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea martabanica
''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 a ...
'' (Kurz) Hook.f.
*''Litsea mathuataensis
''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 ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea megalophylla
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*'' Litsea meghalayensis'' R.Kr.Singh
*''Litsea mekongensis
''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 a ...
'' Lecomte
*''Litsea melchioriana
''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 a ...
'' (Teschner) Kosterm.
*''Litsea mellifera
''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 a ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea membranifolia
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea meyeri
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea miana
''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 ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea micrantha
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea microphylla
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea minor
''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 a ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea miquelii
''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 a ...
'' I.M.Turner
*''Litsea mishmiensis
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*'' Litsea mollis'' Hemsl.
*'' Litsea monopetala'' (Roxb.) Pers.
*''Litsea montis-dulit
''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 a ...
'' Airy Shaw
*''Litsea morobensis
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea morotaiensis
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea morrisonensis'' Hayata
*''Litsea moupinensis
''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 a ...
'' Lecomte
*''Litsea muellerorum
''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 a ...
'' I.M.Turner
*''Litsea myricopsis
''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 ...
'' H.Lév.
*''Litsea myristicifolia
''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 ...
'' (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea mysorensis
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea nemoralis'' (Thwaites) Trimen
*'' Litsea neocaledonica'' S.Moore
*'' Litsea neohebridensis'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea nervosa
''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 ...
'' (Meisn.) Grierson & D.G.Long
*''Litsea nigrescens
''Litsea nigrescens'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera wor ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea nigricans
''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 ...
'' (Meisn.) Boerl.
*'' Litsea nitida'' (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea noronhae
''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 ...
'' Blume
*''Litsea novoguinensis
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea novoleontis
''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 ...
'' Bartlett
*''Litsea nuculanea
''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 ...
'' (Kurz) Hook.f.
*''Litsea oblongifolia
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea obscura
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea ochracea
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea oleoides
''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 a ...
'' (Meisn.) Hook.f.
*''Litsea oligophlebia
''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 ...
'' H.T.Chang
*''Litsea oppositifolia
''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 ...
'' Gibbs
*'' Litsea orizabae'' Mez
*''Litsea orocola
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea ovalifolia
''Litsea ovalifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ...
'' (Wight) Trimen
*''Litsea ovalis
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea pallens
''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 a ...
'' Lundell
*''Litsea pallida
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea pallidifolia
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*'' Litsea palmatinervia'' (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
*''Litsea palustris
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea panamanja
''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 a ...
'' (Buch.-Ham. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea paoueensis
''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 a ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea papillosa
''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 a ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea papuana
''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 a ...
'' K.Schum.
*''Litsea parvifolia
''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 a ...
'' (Hemsl.) Mez
*''Litsea pedicellata
''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 a ...
'' Bartlett
*''Litsea pedunculata
''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 a ...
'' (Diels) Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea penangiana
''Litsea penangiana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea pentaflora
''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 a ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea pentagona
''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 a ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea perfulva
''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 a ...
'' Elmer
*''Litsea perglabra
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea perlucida
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*'' Litsea perrottetii'' (Blume) Fern.-Vill.
*''Litsea persella
''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 a ...
'' Ridl.
*''Litsea philippinensis
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*'' Litsea phuwuaensis'' Ngerns.
*''Litsea pickeringii
''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 ...
'' (A.Gray ex Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
*''Litsea pittosporifolia
''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 ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea plateifolia
''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 ...
'' Elmer
*''Litsea polyneura
''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 a ...
'' (Meisn.) Boerl.
*''Litsea populifolia
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea pringlei
''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 ...
'' Bartlett
*''Litsea prolixa
''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 a ...
'' S.Moore
*''Litsea propinqua
''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 a ...
'' (Blume) Boerl.
*'' Litsea pruriens'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea pseudoculitlawan
''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 ...
'' Nees
*''Litsea pseudoelongata
''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 ...
'' H.Liu
*'' Litsea pseudolongifolia'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea pseudoumbellata
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea psilophylla
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea pumila
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea punctata
''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 a ...
'' Boerl.
*'' Litsea punctulata'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea pungens
''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 ...
'' Hemsl.
*''Litsea quadrangularis
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea quercoides
''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 ...
'' Elmer
*''Litsea racemosa
''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 ...
'' C.T.White
*''Litsea rangoonensis
''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 ...
'' (Meisn.) Hook.f.
*''Litsea resinosa
''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 a ...
'' Blume
*''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 type ...
'' (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex F.Muell.
*''Litsea richii
''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 ...
'' A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea ridleyi
''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 ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea rigidifrons'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea riparia'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea ripidion
''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 ...
'' Guillaumin
*'' Litsea robusta'' Blume
*''Litsea rotundata
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Kosterm.
*''Litsea rotundifolia
''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 ...
'' (Nees) Hemsl.
*''Litsea rubescens
''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 a ...
'' Lecomte
*'' Litsea rubicunda'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea rubiginosa
''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 a ...
'' Boerl.
*''Litsea rubra
''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 a ...
'' Blume
*''Litsea salicifolia
''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 ...
'' (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*'' Litsea saligna'' (Nees) N.P.Balakr.
*'' Litsea samoensis'' (Christoph.) A.C.Sm.
*''Litsea sandakanensis
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea santapaui
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea sarawacensis'' Gamble
*''Litsea schlechteri
''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 ...
'' Teschner
*''Litsea scortechinii
''Litsea scortechinii'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera w ...
'' Gamble
*''Litsea seemannii
''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 ...
'' (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
*'' Litsea segregata'' Elmer
*''Litsea semecarpifolia
''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 ...
'' (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea sepikensis
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*'' Litsea sericea'' (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.
*''Litsea sessiliflora
''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 ...
'' Hook.f.
*''Litsea sessilifructa
''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 ...
'' (C.J.Qi & K.W.Liu) L.Wu & J.J.Zhou
*''Litsea sessilis
''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 ...
'' Boerl.
*'' Litsea sinoglobosa'' J.Li & H.W.Li
*''Litsea solomonensis
''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 ...
'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea spathacea
''Litsea spathacea'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worl ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea spathulata'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea staintonii
''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 a ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea steenisii
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea stenophylla
''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 ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea stickmanii
''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 ...
'' Merr.
*''Litsea stocksii
''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 a ...
'' (Meisn.) Hook.f.
*'' Litsea subauriculata'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea subcoriacea
''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 ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea suberosa
''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 a ...
'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea suboppositifolia
''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 a ...
'' Ng
*'' Litsea subovata'' (Miq.) Kosterm.
*''Litsea subumbelliflora
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Ng
*'' Litsea sulavesiana'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea sumatrana
''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 ...
'' Boerl.
*''Litsea szemaois
''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 ...
'' (H.Liu) J.Li & H.W.Li
*''Litsea talaumifolia
''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 ...
'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea tannaensis
''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 ...
'' Guillaumin
*''Litsea taronensis
''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 ...
'' H.W.Li
*''Litsea tenuipes
''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.
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'' Ridl.
*'' Litsea teysmannii'' Gamble
*''Litsea tharpiana
''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.
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'' Standl.
*''Litsea thorelii
''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.
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'' Lecomte
*'' Litsea tibetana'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea timonioides
''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.
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'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea timoriana
''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.
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'' Span.
*''Litsea tomentosa
''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.
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'' Blume
*'' Litsea travancorica'' Gamble
*''Litsea trichophylla
''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.
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'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea triflora
''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.
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'' Guillaumin
*'' Litsea tsinlingensis'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea tuberculata
''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.
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'' Boerl.
*''Litsea turfosa
''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.
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'' Kosterm.
*''Litsea udayanii
''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.
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'' Robi
*''Litsea umbellata
''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.
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'' (Lour.) Merr.
*''Litsea unita
''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.
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'' Boerl.
*'' Litsea urdanetensis'' Elmer
*''Litsea utilis
''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.
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'' (Meisn.) Boerl.
*''Litsea vang
''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.
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'' Lecomte
*'' Litsea vanoverberghii'' Merr.
*''Litsea variabilis
''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.
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'' Hemsl.
*''Litsea varians
''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.
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'' (Blume) Boerl.
*''Litsea veitchiana
''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.
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'' Gamble
*''Litsea velutina
''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.
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'' Elmer
*''Litsea venulosa
''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.
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'' (Meisn.) Hook.f.
*''Litsea versteeghii
''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.
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'' C.K.Allen
*'' Litsea verticillata'' Hance
*'' Litsea verticillifolia'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea virens
''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.
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'' (Nees) Boerl.
*''Litsea viridis
''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.
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'' H.Liu
*''Litsea vitiana
''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.
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'' (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
*''Litsea walkeri
''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.
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'' Trimen
*''Litsea whiteana
''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.
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'' C.K.Allen
*''Litsea whitfordii
''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.
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'' Merr.
*''Litsea wightiana
''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.
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'' (Nees) Wall. ex Hook.f.
*''Litsea wilsonii
''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.
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'' Gamble
*''Litsea wrayi
''Litsea wrayi'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah ...
'' Gamble
*'' Litsea xanthophylla'' (Blume) Boerl.
*'' Litsea yaoshanensis'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
*''Litsea yunnanensis
''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.
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'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2261537
Lauraceae genera
Dioecious plants
Australasian realm flora
Indomalayan realm flora
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck