Neolitsea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Neolitsea
Species: N. aciculata – N. acuminata – N. acuminatissima – N. acuta – N. alongensis – N. aurata – N. auricolor – N. australiensis – N. bawangensis – N. brassii – N. brevipes – N. buisanensis – N. cambodiana – N. chrysotricha – N. chui – N. cinnamomea – N. confertifolia – N. cuipala – N. daibuensis – N. dealbata – N. ellipsoidea – N. fuscata – N. gilva – N. glabra – N. hainanensis – N. hiiranensis – N. homilantha – N. howii – N. hsiangkweiensis – N. impressa – N. konishii – N. kraduengensis – N. kwangsiensis – N. lanuginosa – N. latifolia – N. levinei – N. longifolia – N. longipedicellata – N. lunglingensis – N. melchioriana – N. menglaensis – N. minor – N. novoguinensis – N. oblongifolia – N. obtusifolia – N. ovatifolia – N. pallens – N. parvigemma – N. phanerophlebia – N. pingbienensis – N. pinninervis – N. polycarpa – N. pubescens – N. pulchella – N. purpurascens – N. sericea – N. shingningensis – N. sutchuanensis – N. tomentosa – N. umbrosa – N. undulatifolia – N. variabillima – N. velutina – N. villosa – N. vuquangensis – N. wushanica – N. zeylanica

Name

Neolitsea (Benth. Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 56. (1906) nom. et typ. cons

Type species: Neolitsea zeylanica (Nees & T. Nees) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 57. (1906)

Synonyms

Basionym
Litsea sect. Neolitsea Benth.
Heterotypic
Tetradenia Nees pro parte

References

Merrill, E.D. 1906. Philippine Journal of Science 1(Suppl.): 56.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Neolitsea. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2016.
Fijridiyanto, I.A. & Murakami, N. 2009. Phylogeny of Litsea and related genera (Laureae-Lauraceae) based on analysis of rpb2 gene sequences. Journal of Plant Research 122(3): 283–298. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-009-0218-8 Reference page.
Li, J., Christophel, D.C., Conran, J.G. & Li, H.W. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships within the ‘core’ Laureae (Litsea complex, Lauraceae) inferred from sequences of the chloroplast gene matK and nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS regions. Plant Systematics and Evolution 246(1-2): 19–34. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0113-z Full text PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Neolitsea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 4. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Neolitsea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 4.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Neolitsea (Benth. & Hook. f.) Merr. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2013-11-23.

Links

Neolitsea – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
EOL: Neolitsea

Vernacular names
日本語: シロダモ属

Neolitsea is a genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from Indo-Malaysia to East Asia[1] to Australia. The leaves are alternate, clustered, or verticillate, rarely subopposite.[1] Species are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[1]

The Australian species, of which there are three, are commonly known as bolly gums and are fairly common in the rainforests of the east.

Many species of Neolitsea have been analysed for essential oils and their biological activity.[2]
Selected species

Neolitsea aciculata - a small tree; Japan, Taiwan
Neolitsea australiensis - Australia, Green bolly gum
Neolitsea cassia - Sri Lanka
Neolitsea cambodiana var. glabra synonym Neolitsea hongkongensis- Hong Kong
Neolitsea chuii -tree up to 18m, South China
Neolitsea daibuensis - a small tree; Taiwan
Neolitsea dealbata - Australia, tree up to 12m, Hairy-leaved bolly gum
Neolitsea fischeri - India
Neolitsea fuscata - Sri Lanka (unresolved name)
Neolitsea kedahense - Malaysia
Neolitsea mollissima - Malaysia
Neolitsea parvigemma - a small tree; Taiwan
Neolitsea sericea - tree up to 15m; Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China
Neolitsea vidalii - the Philippines

References

Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
John, A. J.; George, V.; Pradeep, N. S.; Sethuraman, M. G. (2008). "Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the leaf, bark and fruit oils of Neolitsea fischeri Gamble". Journal of Essential Oil Research. 20 (3): 279–282. doi:10.1080/10412905.2008.9700012.