Litsea is a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes 200 to 400 species in tropical and subtropical areas of both hemispheres. Trees or shrubs, dioecious. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on species, and aromatic. The flowers are from greenish to white, g...
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(from the article `Laurales`) ...America, particularly Brazil. Some 66 percent of the species occur in only 6 genera: Ocotea has more than 400 species in tropical America as well ...
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