Lindera LAURACEAE Litsea 



dd. Umbels many-fid.: lvs. more or less pubescent be- 

 neath 9. L. umbellata 



1. Lindera strychnifolia Hemsl. #^ (Wu Yao; Black Medicine) (Chun 40). Shrub; 

 fls. IV; fr. VIII; lvs. 3-nerved. China, Formosa; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Brushland. 



2. Lindera rubronervia Gamble JEl-L|,^^ (Lu Shan Wu Yao) (Chun 41). Shrub, to 

 3 m.; fls. IV; fr. IX. China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



3. Lindera cercidifolia Hemsl. HHtMI (Hung Yeh Kan Chiang) (R.M. 260). Shrub, 

 to 3 m.; fls. IV; fr. VII. China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



4. Lindera reflexa Hemsl. |JL|fS (Shan Chiang) (Chun 46). Tree, to 7 m.; fls. IV; 

 fr. red, VIII. China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



5. Lindera megaphylla Hemsl. Sfgfg (Hei K'o Nan; Black-shelled Machilus) (R.M. 

 259). Evergreen tree, to 10 m.; fr. black, IX. Central and western China; 

 locally in An. Woodland. 



6. Lindera erythrocarpum Mak. $=&r$f (T'ieh Ting Shu; Iron-nail Tree) (Mak. F. 

 533). Tree, to 10 m.; fr. red, VIII-IX; lvs. glabrous beneath. Japan, China; 

 locally in An. Woodland. 



7. Lindera angustifolia Cheng (Sc. C. 8:294). Shrub, to 3m.; fls. IV; fr. black, 

 VIII-IX; lvs. elliptic to lanceolate. China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



8. Lindera glauca Blume \l\Wk (Shan Hu Chiao) (Mak. F. 533). Tree, to 8 m.; 

 fls. IV; fr. black, VIII-IX; lvs. pubescent beneath. China, Japan; locally in An., 

 Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland. Fig. 123. 



9. Lindera umbellata Thunb. &sW (Tiao Chang) (R.M. 260). Shrub, to 3m.; fls. 

 IV; fr. black, VIII. China, Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



3. Litsea Lam. ifM^W* (Mu Chiang Tzu Shu; Woody-ginger Genus) 

 Dioecious: fls. in axillary clustered involucrate umbels; anthers 4-celled, 4-valved: 

 fr. a drupe. About 150 species, 20 in China. (From the Chinese name of one of the 

 species.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Lvs. persistent, coriaceous. 

 Lvs. glaucous beneath. 



Lvs. oblong or narrowly ovate, 4-8 cm. long 1. L. chinensis 



Lvs. oblanceolate, 3-nerved at the base, 7-10 cm. long 2. L. glauca 



Lvs. pubescent beneath, elliptic-lanceolate, 10-20 cm. long 3. L. elongata 



aa. Lvs. deciduous, membranous. 



Lvs. lanceolate, aromatic, turning dark in drying 4. L. cubeba 



Lvs. broadly ovate, 3-nerved at the base, 8-13 cm. long 5. L. fruticosa 



1. Litsea chinensis Blume %i$£$i (Ts'ai P'i Chang; Wolf-skin (Yellow) (Camphor) 

 (Chun 65). Tree, to 8 m.; fls. VIII-IX; fr. XI. China; locally in An., Che., Ki., 

 Ku. Woodland. Fig. 124. 



2. Litsea glauca Sieb. S31^ (Pai Ta Mu) (Mak. F. 535). Shrub; fr. VIII. Japan, 

 Korea, China; locally in An. Forest. 



3. Litsea elongata (Nees) Hook. f. (H.F. 5:165). Bush; fls. VIII. Southeastern 

 Asia; locally in An. Woodland. 



4. Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. Aromatic Litsea |l|H;fe (Shan Chi Chiao; Pheasant 

 Lindera) (Chun 57). Tree, to 10 m.; fls. II; fr. VII. China; locally in An., Che., 

 Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



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