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Litsea calophylla

Family: Lauraceae

What it is like

Litsea calophylla is an evergreen Tree growing to 15 m (49ft) by 12 m (39ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Height (m): 15

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. Not known in a truly wild situation

Southeast Asia - Indonesia.

Conservation Status: This taxon has not yet been assessed

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used

Food

Rating: 3

Edible Portion: Fruit. Fleshy. The depressed-globose fruit is 2 - 3cm in diameter, containing a large seed 1 - 2cm long. The fruit are eaten raw and used to make jelly.

Medicine

Rating: 0

Other

Rating: 3

An oil extracted from the seeds, is used for making candles. Carbon Farming - Industrial Crop: oil.

Industrial Crop: Oil: Materials, chemicals and energy include bioplastics, biomass, glycerin, soaps, lubricants, paints, biodiesel. Oilseed crop types.

Management: Standard: Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.

Regional Crop: These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.

Industrial Crop: Oil: Materials, chemicals and energy include bioplastics, biomass, glycerin, soaps, lubricants, paints, biodiesel. Oilseed crop types.

Management: Standard: Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.

Regional Crop: These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.

Carbon Farming: Plants that can be a critical part of the solution to climate problems. The Carbon Farming Solution - Eric Toensmeier.

How it is grown

Climate: tropical. Humidity: humid. The flowers of this species are functionally hermaphrodite. Carbon Farming - Cultivation: regional crop. Management: standard.

Propagating it: Seed

Best place to grow:

Habit: Tree

Hardiness: 10-12

Growth: Medium

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: No shade

Moisture: Moist

Things to keep in mind

Its other names

Local names

Litsea

Synonyms

Litsea sebifera Bl.; Litsea tetracantha Mirb.;