Neolitsea
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.
Selected species
- Neolitsea aciculata - a small tree; Japan, Taiwan
- Neolitsea australiensis - Australia, Green bolly gum
- Neolitsea cassia - Sri Lanka
- Neolitsea cambodiana var. glabra synonym Neolitsea hongkongensis- Hong Kong
- Neolitsea chuii -tree up to 18m, southern China
- Neolitsea daibuensis - a small tree; Taiwan
- Neolitsea dealbata - Australia, tree up to 12m, Hairy-leaved bolly gum
- Neolitsea fischeri - India
- Neolitsea fuscata - Sri Lanka
- Neolitsea kedahense - Malaysia
- Neolitsea mollissima - Malaysia
- Neolitsea parvigemma - a small tree; Taiwan
- Neolitsea sericea - tree up to 15m; Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China
- Neolitsea vidalii - the Philippines