Neolitsea sericea is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is found in southeastern China (Zhejiang), Taiwan (Orchid Island, Green Island), south Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. Its natural habitat is on forest margins and slopes, and it is often found in well-progressed secondary forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Neolitsea sericea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Neolitsea variabillima
- Neolitsea aurata
- Neolitsea villosa
- Neolitsea parvigemma
- Neolitsea australiensis
- Neolitsea acuminatissima
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Neolitsea
- Species
- Neolitsea sericea
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