Neolitsea cassia

(L.) Kosterm. (1952)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Lauraceae Genus: Neolitsea

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Sci. Res. (Jakarta) 1: 85 (1952)

Other References

Lau & Frohlich 2013:14 (O? [adventive, Kāne‘ohe, Likeke Trail]); Frohlich & Lau 2020:61 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Neolitsea cassia Kaneohe, Likeke Trail near Wilson Tunnel Lowland wet forest/uluhe; w/ Pachira aquatica, Schefflera actinophylla. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 6 meters, trunk straight. Leaves glossy green above, pale/glaucous below, chartaceous. Immature fruit green with light green blotches. Persistent stigma peltate. OED 2011101703 Oahu BISH 2011-10-17
2 Neolitsea cassia Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kahua Kuou section. Mix of non-native secondary vegetation and cultivated trees. Preserved_Specimen Small tree to about 5m. Flowers greenish white. Lau, A. 2015060201 Oahu BISH 2015-06-02
3 Neolitsea cassia Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 59-864 Kam Hwy., Haleiwa, Heliconia section Preserved_Specimen Tree to 10 m.; flowers pale yellow. Annable, C.R. 3574 Oahu BISH 1997-06-20