Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Robinson
Family
Lauraceae
Synonyms
Litsea chinensis Lamk, L. glabraria A.L. Juss., L. tetranthera (Willd.) Pers., L. geminata Blume.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Malek (Peninsular). |
| Indonesia | Wuru lilin (Javanese, Java), huru tangkalak (Sundanese, Java), malih (western Kalimantan). |
| Philippines | Sablot (General), balongai, porikit (Tagalog). |
| Thailand | Mimen (Northern), muthaluang (Chanthaburi), thang-buan (Pattani). |
Geographical Distributions
Litsea glutinosa is occurs from India through Indo-China towards the Malesian area where it occurs in all parts, and northern Australia; sometimes planted.
Description
L. glutinosa is a small to medium-sized tree which is up to measure 20 m tall, with straight or curved bole, up to measure 60 cm in diametre and not buttressed. The bark surface is greyish-brown in colour while the inner bark is yellowish in colour.
The leaves are arranged spirally, with a size measure about 10-30 cm x 3-13.5 cm and blunt or rounded. The main veins are hairy above, yellowish hairy below, midrib raised or flattened above and with 6-11 pairs of secondary veins which are not sunken above. The tertiary venation is prominent below and with a size measure about 1-3.5 cm long petiole.
The flowers are in umbellules that arranged in racemes on a measuring 0.7-2.5 cm long peduncle, with 0-3 tepals and 9-15 stamens.
The fruit is a depressed spherical or spherical in shape and measure about 1-2.5 cm across.
Ecology / Cultivation
L. glutinosa is found in mixed primary and secondary forest and thickets, also occurs up to 1300 m altitude.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 5 (2): Timber trees: Minor commercial timbers
