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Neolitsea parvigemma

Neolitsea parvigemma
Photo: Daderot, Public domain
Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
SC. Taiwan
Climate
subtropical

About

Neolitsea parvigemma is a species of small to medium-sized tree in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Taiwan, and confined to the south central mountain regions of the island.

A number of chemicals from N. parvigemma show interesting biological properties. The hydrodistillated leaf essential oil of N. parvigemma has antifungal and anti-wood-decay fungal properties Sesquiterpenes isolated from the stems have anti-inflammatory properties.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neolitsea parvigemma by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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