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Litsea scortechinii

Litsea scortechinii is a tree in the laurel family, native to Peninsular Malaysia and threatened by habitat loss. It is a forest species rarely grown in gardens, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during establishment and allow the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest-type soil.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Litsea scortechinii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Litsea accedens · Litsea auriculata · Brown Bolly Gum · Litsea beddomei · Litsea bennettii · Round-leaved Bollywood · Litsea calicaris · Litsea claviflora · Bollywood · Litsea · Litsea curtisii · Litsea dilleniifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Litsea scortechinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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