Litsea philippinensis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Litsea philippinensis Merr.
- Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sci., Bot. 4: 260 (1909).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: bakan (general), marang, batsan (Tagalog).
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
The wood is used as medang, e.g. for carving and house building.
Observations
- A small to medium-sized tree up to 20 m tall; leaves alternate, 10-20 cm × 5-10 cm, rounded to acute, glabrous or the midrib pubescent above, glabrous or the main veins pubescent below, with 12-15 pairs of secondary veins which are very prominent below, tertiary venation reticulate, prominent below, petiole 1-2.5 cm long/
- Flowers in umbellules, fascicled or arranged in short racemes, with 6 tepals and 12 stamens.
- Fruit oblong-ovoid, c. 3.5 cm long, seated on an accrescent cup-shaped perianth.
L. philippinensis is found in primary forest at low and medium altitudes.
Selected sources
- [316]Kostermans, A.J.G.H., 1964. Bibliographia Lauracearum. Ministry of National Research, Indonesia. xvi + 1450 pp.
- [414]Meniado, J.A. et al., 1975–1981. Wood identification handbook for Philippine timbers. 2 volumes. Government Printing Office, Manila. 370 pp. & 186 pp.
- [418]Merrill, E.D., 1909. New or noteworthy Philippine plants VII. Philippine Journal of Science, Section C. Botany 4: 247–330.
- [426]Merrill, E.D., 1923–1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 4 volumes. Bureau of Printing, Manila.
- [527]Reyes, L.J., 1938. Philippine woods. Technical Bulletin No 7. Commonwealth of the Philippines, Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Bureau of Printing, Manila. 536 pp. + 88 plates.
- [595]Stadelman, R.C., 1966. Forests of Southeast Asia. Princeton, Memphis, Tennessee. 245 pp.