Neolitsea sericea

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Neolitsea sericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Neolitsea
Species: N. sericea
Binomial name
Neolitsea sericea
(Blume) Koidzumi
Synonyms

Neolitsea aurata (Hayata) Koidzumi

Neolitsea sericea is a species of a medium-sized evergreen tree up to 10 m (33 ft) tall in the Lauraceae family. It is found in China, Taiwan (Orchid Island, Green Island), south Korea, and Japan.[1][2]

Neolitsea sericea contains two varieties, Neolitsea sericea var. sericea and Neolitsea sericea var. aurata.[1] The latter may also be considered as its own species, Neolitsea aurata.[3]

  • N. sericea

  • N. sericea leaves

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Lauraceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 433–499. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea sericea". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  3. ↑ Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea aurata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 

Further reading

  • Chung, Myong Gi, et al. "Spatial genetic structure in a Neolitsea sericea population (Lauraceae)." Heredity 85.5 (2000): 490-497.


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