Litsea accedens is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Peninsular Malaysia, Peninsular Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Nicobar Islands.
Two varieties are accepted: Litsea accedens var. accedens Litsea accedens var. kinabaluensis – endemic to northern Borneo
The species was first described as Tetranthera accedens by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1851. In 1900 Jacob Gijsbert Boerlage placed the species in genus Litsea as L. accedens.
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