Litsea, J. Munzinger 6509--Fiji. Area of Monasavu Dam I. 9 Feb 2011. 490 (78).jpg
Native to 65 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Comoros, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Fiji, Viti Levu
-17.720278, 178.033611
Location Remarks
Monasavu Rd., 3.5 km past Monasavu Dam access rd., along road toward Tavua. Humid forest. 960 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Porter P. Lowry II, Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
New Caledonia, Province Nord
-20.283917, 164.198
Location Remarks
Route RPN 9; Petit creek en bas du Col d'Arama. Col d'Arama Maquis. Phtenite substrate. 230 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, David Bruy
Notes
Shrub 2-3 m. Fruit dark purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Litsea
Authorship
Lam.
