Litsea glutinosa is a rainforest tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Common names include soft bollygum, bolly beech, Bollywood, bollygum, brown bollygum, brown Bollywood, sycamore and brown beech.[1][3]
| Litsea glutinosa | |
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| Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Litsea |
| Species: | L. glutinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Litsea sebifera Pers. | |
The powdered bark, known as jigat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production.[4]
This species is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Philippines,[5] Australia and the western Pacific islands.
It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia where it is considered an invasive species.[6]
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