Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Litsea
51. Litsea lancilimba Merrill; Philipp. J. Sci. 23: 244. 1923.
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Evergreen trees; up to 20 m tall; to 60 cm d.b.h. Branchlets conspicuously angular; glabrous. Leaves alternate; petiole 1.6-3.5 cm; stout; glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate; 10-20(-50) x 3.5-5 cm; glabrous on both surfaces and glaucous abaxially; pinninerved; midrib conspicuously prominent on both surfaces; lateral veins 12-14 pairs; base cuneate; apex acute or acuminate. Umbels axillary; solitary; or in cluster of 2-4; 5-flowered; peduncle stout and short. Male flowers: pedicel ca. 4 mm; white pubescent; perianth segments 6; lanceolate; fertile stamens 9; filaments pubescent; of 3rd whorls each with 2 stipitate glands at base. Fruit oblong; 1.5-2.5 x 1-1.4 cm; seated on discoid perianth tube; fruiting pedicel 5-8 mm; stout. Fl. Jun; fr. Nov-Dec.
Dense forests; 900-2500 m. S Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; Hunan; SE Yunnan [Laos; Vietnam].
The wood is light and brash; but not fissile or resistant to borer insects; and is used for furniture and joinery parts. The seeds may be used for industrial oil.