Litsea
Translingual
Etymology
From Cantonese 李子 (lei5 zi2, “plum”).
Proper noun
Litsea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – many tropical and subtropical trees.
Synonyms
- (genus): mountain-pepper, litsea, pheasant-pepper
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids – clades; Laurales – order; Lauraceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Litsea glutinosa (syn. Litsea chinensis, Indian laurel) - type species
References
- Litsea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Litsea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Litsea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons