Lauraceae FAMILY

Litsea coreana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea coreana is an evergreen trees growing around 8 - 15 metres tall with a bole 30 - 40 cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medcine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, Japan, Korea

HabitatEvergreen broad-leaved forests, weed-tree forests; at elevations from 300 - 2,300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].