Machilus grandibracteata S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Trees, to 15 m tall. Branchlets terete, glabrous, older branchlet with leaf scars. Petiole ca. 1.5 cm, glabrous; leaf blade castaneous when dry, elliptic or obovate, 7-11 × 2-5 cm, thickly leathery, abaxially puberulent, adaxially glabrous, midrib adaxially concave, lateral veins 9-11 pairs, slender, visible on both surfaces, base cuneate, apex acute. Panicles terminal, ca. 6 cm, gray-white pubescent, many flowered; involucral bracts large, boat-shaped, 3-3.5 × 1.5-2 cm, densely appressed sericeous outside. Perianth lobes ovate, ca. 3 mm, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces. Filaments glabrous except for base; glands of 3rd series cordate, stipitate. Staminodes sagittate, puberulent. Ovary ovoid; stigma capitate. Fruit unknown. Fl. Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Machilus grandibracteata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904626-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071703
COL ID 3WYY3
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Synonyms

Machilus grandibracteata Persea grandibracteata