Litsea fawcettiana (brown bollywood, brown beech)


Litsea fawcettiana (F.Muell.) B.Hyland (1989) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to Queensland, occurs in Cape York Peninsula, the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., central eastern Qld. and southwards to south-eastern Queensland. 
Altitudinal range from sea level to 1350 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest and drier, more seasonal rain forest on a variety of sites.

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Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In and commonly on margins of subtropical rain forest and littoral rain forest, from sea level to 1350 m altitude; 
north from Dundowran (N of Maryborough), Qld, to Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, N Qld.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

 

Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2024):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Litsea fawcettiana (F.Muell.) B.Hyland (1989): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/81012/api/apni-format  .
Viewed: 2024 October 14th and 2026 March 30th . 

 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Litsea fawcettiana 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/ 
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 

Viewed: 2026 March 30th .

 

• Zich Frank A., Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A. Kerrigan (2020) 
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Litsea fawcettiana (F.Muell.) B.Hyland fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Litsea_fawcettiana.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/.
Viewed: 2024 October 14th and 2026 March 30th . 

 

• McDonald W J and D G Hede, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Litsea fawcettiana (F.Muell.) B.Hyland  – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 March 30th . 

 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 264 (–265) . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 


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