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June 2025

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genus

Litsea Lam.

This genus name was first published in Encycl. 3: 574 (1792)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022005.

Statistics

Synonyms of Litsea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Darwinia Dennst. Schlüssel Hortus Malab. : 31 (1818) wfo-1200026627
Adenodaphne S.Moore J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 385 (1921) wfo-4000000620
Cylicodaphne Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61 (1831) wfo-4000010318
Decapenta Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 165 (1838) wfo-4000010926
Dipliathus Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 1355 (1838) wfo-4000011950
Fiwa J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. : 745 (1791) wfo-4000014826
Hexanthus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 195 (1790) wfo-4000017831
Iozoste Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 63 (1831) wfo-4000019145
Iteadaphne Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 365 (1851) wfo-4000019362
Lepidadenia Nees Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 379 (1833) wfo-4000021073
Malapoenna Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 447 (1763) wfo-4000022942
Pipalia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 456 (1812) wfo-4000029804
Pseudolitsea Yen C.Yang J. W. China Border Res. Soc. 15: 83 (1945) wfo-4000031568
Sebifera Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 637 (1790) wfo-4000034910
Tetranthera Jacq. Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 59 (1797) wfo-4000037942
Tomex Thunb. Nov. Gen. Pl. : 65 (1783) wfo-4000038544
Bistania Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 64 (1790) wfo-4000043987
Quinquedula Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3 (1790) wfo-4000044157

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Litsea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link