†Litsea de Lamarck (laurel)
Magnoliopsida - Magnoliales - Lauraceae
Parent taxon: Lauraceae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Cinnamomum, Cryptocarya, Lauranthus, Laurocarpum, Laurophyllum, Laurus, Malapoenna, Marmarthia, Mauldinia, Neolitsea, Ocotea, Persea, Perseanthus, Persites, Potomacanthus, Sassafras
Subtaxa: none