Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Litsea
60. Litsea baviensis Lecomte; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.; sér. 5. 5: 87. 1913.
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Litsea maclurei Merrill.
Evergreen trees; up to 20 m tall; ca. 60 cm d.b.h. Young branchlets covered with pubescence. Leaves alternate; petiole 1-1.6 cm; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-elliptic; 11-24 x 3-7.5 cm; glaucous and puberulent abaxially; glabrous adaxially; pinninerved; lateral veins 7 or 8 pairs; base cuneate; apex shortly acuminate or obtuse. Umbels few in cluster on short branchlets; axillary; short branchlets 2-3 mm; pubescent. Male flowers: pedicel pubescent; perianth segments 6; broadly ovate; fertile stamens 9; filaments sparsely pubescent or subglabrous; of 3rd whorls each with 2 small glands at base. Fruit ellipsoid; 2.5-3 x 1.7-2 cm; shiny and smooth; apex apiculate; purple-black at maturity; seated on thickly woody cupular perianth tube; perianth tube warty outside; fruiting pedicel ca. 3 mm; stout. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Feb-Mar or Sep.
Dense forests; streamsides; 400-2000 m. W Guangxi; Hainan; SE Yunnan [N Thailand; Vietnam].
This species has yellow-green hardwood; which is less fissile and not misshapen in a dried state. It is used for making furniture; joinery parts; pianos; etc.