Litsea lancifolia (Roxb. ex
Wall.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 5 (1886)
Latin for 'lance-shaped leaves'.
Synonyms
Lindera grandifolia Stapf.
Litsea amaroideocarpa Kosterm.
Litsea oppositifolia Gibbs
Litsea rheophytica Kosterm.
Litsea varians (Blume) Boerl.
Tetranthera lancifolia Roxb. ex Wall.
Tetranthera varians Blume
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 48 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, sometimes whitish below.
Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, green-yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca.
9 mm long, red, drupes placed on slightly enlarged flower base (cupule).
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1600 m
altitude. Common on alluvial sites but also on hillsides and ridges. Usually on
sandy soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
India, South China, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra,
Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names
Borneo: Madang, Sampikok.
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