Machilus kwangtungensis Y.C.Yang

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Trees, to ca. 10 m tall; trunk ca. 18 cm d.b.h. Young shoots densely ferruginous tomentose, 1-year-old and 2-year-old branchlets blackish when dry, glabrous with yellowish brown lenticels and circular scars of bud scales. Petiole ca. 1 cm, pubescent; leaf blade oblong or oblanceolate, 6-11(-15) × 2-4.5 cm, thinly leathery, abaxially appressed pubescent, adaxially glabrate, midrib abaxially elevated, adaxially impressed, lateral veins usually 10-12 pairs, slender, inconspicuous on both surfaces, base attenuate, apex acuminate. Panicles arising from lower part of current year branchlet, 5-10.5 cm, grayish yellow pubescent; peduncle slightly compressed. Pedicel slender, 5-7 mm. Perianth lobes subequal, oblong, ca. 5 mm, grayish yellow pubescent on both surfaces, apex obtuse. Filaments hairy, those of 3rd series with stipitate glands at base. Staminodes sagittate. Ovary glabrous; style slender. Fruit subglobose, slightly compressed, 8-9 mm in diam., blackish when ripe. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Root diameter (meter) 0.4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Machilus kwangtungensis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Machilus kwangtungensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466196-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071705
COL ID 3WYYP
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Machilus kwangtungensis Persea kwangtungensis Machilus cathayensis Machilus kwangtungensis var. sanduensis