Neolitsea is a genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from Indo-Malaysia to East Asia to Australia. The leaves are alternate, clustered, or verticillate, rarely subopposite. Species are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.
The Australian species, of which there are three, are commonly known as bolly gums and are fairly common in the rainforests of the east.
Many species of the genus Neolitsea have been analysed for essential oils and their biological activity. In the Philippines, bark extracts of Neolitsea villosa are mixed with honey or sugarcane juice and fermented into alcoholic drinks like kabarawan and intus.
Species 98 species are accepted. Neolitsea aciculata – a small tree; Japan, Taiwan Neolitsea acuminatissima Neolitsea acuta Neolitsea alongensis Neolitsea amabilis Neolitsea amboinensis Neolitsea andamanica Neolitsea angustifolia Neolitsea archboldiana Neolitsea arfakensis Neolitsea aurata Neolitsea aureosericea Neolitsea auricolor Neolitsea australiensis – Australia, Green bolly gum Neolitsea bawangensis Neolitsea bidoupensis Neolitsea boninensis Neolitsea brassii Neolitsea brevipes Neolitsea buisanensis Neolitsea cassia – Sri Lanka Neolitsea cassiifolia Neolitsea chrysotricha Neolitsea chunii –tree up to 18m, southern China Neolitsea cinnamomea Neolitsea coccinea Neolitsea confertifolia Neolitsea cuipala Neolitsea daibuensis – a small tree; Taiwan Neolitsea dealbata – Australia, tree up to 12m, Hairy-leaved bolly gum Neolitsea elaeocarpa Neolitsea ellipsoidea Neolitsea fischeri – India Neolitsea foliosa Neolitsea formosa Neolitsea fuscata – Sri Lanka (unresolved name) Neolitsea gamblei Neolitsea gilva Neolitsea glabra Neolitsea hainanensis Neolitsea hiiranensis Neolitsea homilantha Neolitsea hongiaoensis Neolitsea hongkongensis – Hong Kong Neolitsea howii Neolitsea hsiangkweiensis Neolitsea impressa Neolitsea incana Neolitsea javanica Neolitsea kedahensis – Malaysia Neolitsea konishii Neolitsea kraduengensis Neolitsea kwangsiensis Neolitsea lancifolia Neolitsea latifolia Neolitsea levinei Neolitsea longifolia Neolitsea longipedicellata Neolitsea lunglingensis Neolitsea mannii Neolitsea megacarpa Neolitsea menglaensis Neolitsea microphylla Neolitsea minor Neolitsea mollissima – Malaysia Neolitsea novoguinensis Neolitsea oblongifolia Neolitsea obtusifolia Neolitsea ovatifolia Neolitsea pallens Neolitsea papuana Neolitsea parvigemma – a small tree; Taiwan Neolitsea paucinervia Neolitsea phanerophlebia Neolitsea pingbienensis Neolitsea pinninervis Neolitsea poilanei Neolitsea polycarpa Neolitsea pubescens Neolitsea pulchella Neolitsea purpurescens Neolitsea reticulata Neolitsea sanjappae Neolitsea sericea – tree up to 15m; Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China Neolitsea shingningensis Neolitsea siamensis Neolitsea sutchuanensis Neolitsea teschneriana Neolitsea tomentosa Neolitsea triplinervia Neolitsea umbrosa Neolitsea undulatifolia Neolitsea variabillima Neolitsea velutina Neolitsea villosa Neolitsea vuquangensis Neolitsea wushanica Neolitsea zeylanica
Formerly placed here Actinodaphne multiflora (as Neolitsea vidalii )
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