Litsea monopetala

Litsea monopetala is a plant in the genus Litsea, found in the regions from the Terai to 1450 m, in Shorea robusta forest and tropical evergreen forest in Nepal. Outside Nepal, its range extends from Kumaon to Sikkim, Bangladesh, Burma and southwest China.[1] In India it is found in Assam, Odisha, Eastern Himalayas, Maharashtra (Pune, Sindhudurg) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore).[2]

Litsea monopetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Litsea
Species:
L. monopetala
Binomial name
Litsea monopetala
(Roxb.) Pers.

It grows up to a height of 18 meters with a diameter of 60 cm. The density of the wood at 15% moisture is 540 kg/cbm.[3]

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