Neolitsea sericea

Neolitsea sericea is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is found in China, Taiwan (Orchid Island, Green Island), south Korea, and Japan.[1][2] Its natural habitat is on forest margins and slopes,[3] and it is often found in well-progressed secondary forests.[4]

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

It is a medium-size tree, growing up to 10 m (33 ft) tall. Its leaves are evergreen, and distinctly whitened on the back. It produces yellow flowers in the fall, and its fruit is a red berry.[5]

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]

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  N. sericea
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  N. sericea leaves

References

1. Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Lauraceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). 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.
4. Neolitsea sericea (in Japanese), Okayama University Plant Ecology Laboratory
5. Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 473.

Further reading

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