Daphniphyllum paxianum Rosenthal

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Daphniphyllaceae > Daphniphyllum

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 3-8 m tall; branchlets dark brown, sparsely white lenticellate. Petiole 1.5-3.5 cm, purplish brown; leaf blade oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 9-17 × 3-6 cm, thinly coriaceous or chartaceous, brown in dried state, neither glaucous nor papillose abaxially, shining adaxially, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, margin entire and crisped, apex falcate-acuminate or shortly acuminate; lateral veins 11-13 pairs and reticulate veins prominent on both surfaces. Male flowers: inflorescence 2-3 cm; pedicel 5-7 mm; bracts ovate, 1.5-2 mm; calyx disciform, 4-or 5-lobed, lobes ca. 0.5 mm; stamens 8-10; filaments ca. 1.5 mm; anthers oblong, ca. 2 mm, apex rounded or retuse. Female flowers: inflorescence 3-5 cm; pedicel 5-8 mm; calyx 4-or 5-lobed, lobes ovate, 0.5-1.5 mm, persistent; ovary ellipsoidal, ca. 1.5 mm; style branches recurved. Drupe ellipsoidal, 8-10 × 5-6 mm, slightly tuberculate, not glaucous; calyx persistent; style branches persistent. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Aug-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 7.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; at elevations from 400-2,300 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal timber
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Daphniphyllum paxianum world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Daphniphyllum paxianum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:344253-1
WFO ID wfo-0000937786
COL ID 345LY
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Daphniphyllum paxianum Daphniphyllum glaucescens subsp. paxianum