Litsea fulva

Botanical Description

Litsea fulva is a small, evergreen tree. The bole can be free of branches for up to 5 metres and up to 15cm in diameter[ 721 Title Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14 Author Schneider E.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. Year 1916 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 953 Title Leaflets of Philippine Botany Vol. 2 Publication Author Elmer A.D.E. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Manila; Philippines Year 1908 - 1910 ISBN Description Various articles and descriptions of Philippines plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also probably traded as 'medang' timber. Litsea fulva has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].