Litsea nigrescens Gamble (1925:1236)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Last record: before 1925 (de Kok, 2020)

Since Rediscovered (Robi & Udayan, 2020)

IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable

Distribution & Habitat

Western Ghats, India

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Gamble, J. S. (1925). Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Volume 2(7). Adlard & Sons Ltd., London.

Other references:

Bhuinya, T., Singh, P. and Mukherjee, S. K. (2010). An Account Of The Species Of Litsea Lam. (Lauraceae) Endemic to India. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 17(2): 183-191.

de Kok, R. (2020). Litsea nigrescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T38787A138508434. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T38787A138508434.en. Accessed on 22 July 2025.

Robi, A. J. and Udayan, P. S. (2020). A re-investigation on the identity of Litsea nigrescens (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats of India. Rheedea 30(2): 270-277. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.4.07

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