| Litsea glutinosa | |
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| Litsea glutinosa in Vietnam | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Litsea |
| Species: | L. glutinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Litsea sebifera Pers. | |
Litsea glutinosa is a rainforest tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Common names include soft bollygum, bolly beech, Bollywood, bollygum, brown bollygum, brown Bollywood, sycamore and brown beech.
The powdered bark, known as jigat, may be used as an adhesive paste in incense stick production.
Distribution
This species is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and the western Pacific islands.
It had been introduced to La Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and New Caledonia where it is considered an invasive species.
References
- de Kok, R. (2021). "Litsea glutinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145824211A153621601. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Litsea glutinosa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- Jonathan Mitchell, Christopher Coles (2011). Markets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value Chains. IDRC. p. 50. ISBN 9781849713139. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- E.S. FERNANDO. CHECKLIST OF SPECIES IN FBS 21 (TAXONOMY OF FOREST PLANTS). University of the Philippines – Los Baños. 12th revised and updated edition, 24 June 2007.
- www.issg.org-Global Invasive Species Database