Neolitsea

Neolitsea is a genus of 80 species of evergreen shrub and small tree in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from tropical Asia, Malesia to Australia. The leaves are alternate and gathered in pseudowhorls.

The Australian species, of which there are three, are commonly known as bolly gums and are fairly common in the rainforests of the east.


Selected species
Neolitsea dealbata, also known as Hairy-leaved Bolly Gum, is a shrub or tree, in the family Lauraceae, which is native to Australia. The species grows up to 12 metres high. It has glossy, elliptic to obovate leaves which have whitish undersides. Younger leaves and branchlets are covered with brown hairs. It has small, 2 mm long flowers followed by rounded, black fruits which are about 8 mm in diameter and ripen from mid-autumn to early winter (April to June in Australia). The species is an understorey species found in rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland.

Neolitsea aciculata - tree up to 10m; Japan, Korea

Neolitsea sericea - tree up to 15m; Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China

Neolitsea cassia - Sri Lanka

Neolitsea australiensis - Australia, Green bolly gum

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