Litsea euosma

W. W. Smith

Qing xiang mu jiang zi

LauraceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten. The fruit, leaves, and branches are used to extract fragrant oil for flavoring food.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in moist places in broad leaved forest in southern China at about 2450 m altitude.

Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. The young branches are hairy. The leaves are alternate. The leaf stalk is 1.5 cm long. The leaf blade is oblong and 6.5-14 cm long by 2.2-4.5 cm wide. It is rounded at the base and tapers to the tip. There are 8-12 pairs of side veins. The flowering stalks are in the axils of leaves. There are 4-6 flowers in a group. Flowering occurs as the leaves develop. The fruit is round and 5-7 mm across.

Medicinal Uses

The fruit is used in traditional medicine.

Other Information

The fruit are used in medicine.

Notes

There are 200 or 400 Litsea species.

Names & Synonyms

Boiloi mui-tot

References (3)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1209
Li Xi-wen, Li Jie, Huang Puhua, van der Werff, H., Lauraceae. Flora of China.
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 79