Litsea cubeba
Litsea, Mountain Pepper
Other regional names: Pheasant Pepper
- Pheasant Pepper
Also known as: Actinodaphne citrata (Blume) Hayata +19 more
- Actinodaphne citrata (Blume) Hayata
- Aperula oxyphylla (Nees) Blume
- Benzoin aromaticum (Brandis) Rehder
- Benzoin citratum (Blume) Koidz.
- Benzoin cubeba (Lour.) Hatus.
- Benzoin oxyphyllum (Nees) Kuntze
- Cubeba pipereta Raf.
- Cylicodaphne citrata (Blume) Kostel.
- Daphnidium cubeba (Lour.) Nees
- Daphnidium oxyphyllum Nees
- Laurus cubeba Lour.
- Laurus piperita Meisn.
- Lindera aromatica Brandis
- Lindera citrata (Blume) Koidz.
- Lindera dielsii H.Lév.
- Lindera oxyphylla (Nees) Hook.fil.
- Lindera reticulosa Kosterm.
- Litsea citrata Blume
- Litsea cubeba f. glabrata (Diels) N.Chao & J.S.Liu
- Litsea cubeba f. obtusifolia Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lauraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Litsea cubeba (commonly known as Litsea or Mountain-Pepper) is a shrub within the Lauraceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms