GRIP

GRIP



Taxon:  Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Rob.



Summary
Genus:
Litsea
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
22422
Place of publication:
Philipp. J. Sci., C 6:321. 1911
Verified:
10/05/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sebifera glutinosa Lour.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) F. M. Bailey
Tetranthera laurifolia Jacq.
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Ara, H. et al. 2007. An annotated checklist of Lauraceae in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 14:155.
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  6. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  7. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  9. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  10. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  11. Lemmens, R. H. M. J. et al., eds. 1995. Timber trees: minor commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(2):316.
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Litsea glutinosa var. glutinosa
  13. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
bolly-beech –
brown bolly-gum –
brown bollywood –
brown-beech –
Indian-laurel –
soft bollygum –
Afrikaans
Indiese lourier –
Transcribed Chinese
chan gao mu jiang zi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMayotte  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory (n.), Queensland (n.)]
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, Mayotte
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialslipids Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Materialswood Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicinesfolkloreas L. glutinosa var. glutinosaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22422. Accessed 10 May 2025.