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.[2][4]
| Litsea glutinosa | |
|---|---|
| Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Litsea |
| Species: | L. glutinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Litsea glutinosa | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Litsea sebifera Pers. | |
The powdered bark, known as jigat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production.[5]
Distribution
editThis species is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Philippines,[6] Australia and the western Pacific islands.
It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia where it is considered an invasive species.[7]
References
edit- ^ de Kok, R. (2021). "Litsea glutinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145824211A153621601. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Litsea glutinosa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Mitchell, Christopher Coles (2011). Markets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value Chains. IDRC. p. 50. ISBN 9781849713139. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ E.S. FERNANDO. CHECKLIST OF SPECIES IN FBS 21 (TAXONOMY OF FOREST PLANTS). University of the Philippines – Los Baños. 12th revised and updated edition, 24 June 2007.
- ^ www.issg.org-Global Invasive Species Database