Litsea LANCIFOLIA (Roxb.ex Nees) Fern.-Vill
| Synonym : | Litsea hansenii Kosterm. Tetranthera lancifolia Roxb. ex Nees |
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| Bangla Name : | Lancichita (B), Judijaylla (Chakma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Lauraceae |
| Disease : | Diarrhoea. |
| Description : | A bush or small tree, branches slender, finely tomentose. Leaves 7.6-20.3 cm long, oblong or elliptic oblong or lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Umbels few, small in usually very shortly pedicelled clusters, villously tomentose, flowers minute. Fruits globose, apiculate, 1.27 cm diam. |
| Distribution : | Forests of southeastern part of the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Warm root extract is taken frequently by Chakmas for the cure of diarrhoea in Rangamati. |
| Habit : | Tree |