Litsea saligna

Litsea saligna is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Magnoliids

Order:Laurales

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Litsea saligna
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Litsea
Species:	L. saligna
Binomial name
Litsea saligna (Nees) N.P.Balakr.
Synonyms[2]
Cylicodaphne thwaitesii Meisn. Cylicodaphne thwaitesii var. angustata Meisn. Litsea angustifolia Hook.f. Litsea iteodaphne (Nees) Hook.f. Malapoenna iteodaphne (Nees) Kuntze Tetranthera angustifolia Wall. Tetranthera iteodaphne Nees Tetranthera saligna Nees

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The species was first described as Tetranthera saligna by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1831. In 1967 N. P. Balakrishnan placed the species in genus Litsea as L. saligna.^[2]