Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.
木薑子

Family 科

  • Lauraceae 樟科

Growing Habits 生長習性

  1. Climbing method 攀緣方式
  2. Not applicable 不適用

Height/Length

  • Up to 10

Stems, Branches and Branchlets

  1. Gland 腺體
  2. Absent 無
  1. Lenticel 皮孔
  2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Armature 針刺
  2. Absent 無
  1. Type 類型
  2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Bark 樹皮
  2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Habit 習性
  2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Shape 形狀
  2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Color 顏色
  2. To be determined 有待確定

Leaf/Leaflet Length

  • 葉 
  • 4 - 11 cm
  • 小葉 
  • To be determined 有待確定

Leaf/Leaflet Width

  • 葉 
  • 1.1 - 2.4 cm
  • 小葉 
  • To be determined 有待確定

Infloresence diameter/length

  • 6 - 10 mm

Sepal/calyx length

  • To be determined 有待確定

Petal/Corolla length

  • To be determined 有待確定

Fruit diameter/length

  • To be determined 有待確定

Supplementary information

Deciduous, aromatic shrub or small tree. Terminal buds conical, pubescent. Umbel 4-6 flowered, solitary or fascicled. Staminate flowers with 9 fertile stamens, arranged in 3 whorls, the inner whorl of stamens bearing two stalked gland at the base, filament pubescent on the lower part. Pistillate flower with 9 staminodes, staminodes pubescent on the lower part. Pedicels slightly enlarged at the apex during fruiting. The species is a source of essential oil. Sunny slop is also the habitat of it. Flowering in February to March.

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Reviewer(s)

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References

  1. Flora of Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  1. Flora of China. Vol 9 (2003): Science Press, Beijing Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
  1. Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae (中國植物志): Science Press, Beijing

Acknowledgement 鳴謝:

Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation Native Plant Resources and Database in Hong Kong
伍絜宜慈善基金香港原生植物資源及教材庫

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