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 the following regions/countries: China: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Indian Subcontinent, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Indo-China: Andaman Is., Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam Malesia: Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi Papuasia: New Guinea, Solomon Is. Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
It had been introduced to Réunion, Mauritius and Mayotte.
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