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] | |
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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