Machilus chinensis Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Trees, 8-11 m tall. Branchlets glabrous. Terminal buds small; bud scales glabrous or sometimes with hairs. Petiole 6-14 mm; leaf blade obovate-oblong to oblong-oblanceolate, 5-8(-10) × 2-3(-4) cm, leathery, glabrous on both surfaces, midrib raised abaxially, concave adaxially, lateral veins ca. 8 pairs, reticulate veinlets foveolate on both surfaces, base attenuate, apex obtuse or shortly acuminate. Panicles usually terminal, ca. 3.5 cm, shorter than leaf blade, with 5-10 flowers, branched at upper part of peduncle. Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Flowers white. Perianth lobes slightly unequal, 3.5-4 × 1.8-2.5 mm, puberulent on both surfaces or sometimes glabrate outside. Stamens ca. 3.5 mm; glands of 3rd series almost sessile. Staminodes hairy. Ovary globose. Fruit globose, 8-11 mm in diam.; perianth lobes caducous, rarely persistent in fruiting stage. Fl. Sep, fr. Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 11.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Machilus chinensis world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Machilus chinensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466151-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071838
COL ID 3WYWW
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Synonyms

Alseodaphne chinensis Persea chinensis Alseodaphne chinensis Machilus chinensis