Neolitsea fischeri

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=de Kok, R. |date=2021 |title=Neolitsea fischeri |volume=2021 |page=e.T38788A138508471 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T38788A138508471.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

|genus = Neolitsea

|species = fischeri

|authority = Gamble

}}

Neolitsea fischeri is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466959-1 |title= Neolitsea fischeri Gamble |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=March 27, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/747MF |title= Neolitsea fischeri Gamble |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=March 27, 2024}} It is a small tree endemic to the Anaimalai and Palni Hills in southern India.

The essential oils from the leaves, bark and fruits of Neolitsea fischeri have been characterized and shown to possess moderate to good activity against certain bacteria.{{Cite journal | last1 = John | first1 = A. J. | last2 = George | first2 = V. | last3 = Pradeep | first3 = N. S. | last4 = Sethuraman | first4 = M. G. | title = Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the leaf, bark and fruit oils of Neolitsea fischeri Gamble | doi = 10.1080/10412905.2008.9700012 | journal = Journal of Essential Oil Research | volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 279–282 | year = 2008 | s2cid = 96160555 }}