Litsea doshia
(Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Kosterm.
Ta-tong
LauraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,300-2,700 m above sea level in NE India.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim,
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 subtropical tree (family Lauraceae) in the genus Litsea, native to NE India at 1,300-2,700 m altitude.
Names & Synonyms
Tsungru
Litsea oblonga NeesMalapoenna doshia (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) KuntzeTetranthera oblonga Wall. ex NeesTomex doshia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
References (1)
- Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105
