Machilus nanmu (Oliv.) Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Large trees, to 40 m tall or more; trunk ca. 40 cm d.b.h. Branchlets glabrous, blackish when dry. Terminal buds ovoid; bud scales densely grayish sericeous outside, glabrous near margin. Petiole somewhat slender, 1-1.5 cm, densely grayish puberulent when young, glabrous when old; leaf blade elliptic or elliptic-oblanceolate, 5-10(-13.5) × 2-5 cm, leathery, abaxially appressed puberulent, adaxially glabrous, young leaf blade abaxially densely grayish yellow puberulent, midrib conspicuously elevated abaxially, concave adaxially, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, inconspicuous on both surfaces, veinlets densely reticulate, foveolate adaxially, base cuneate, apex acuminate or long acuminate. Panicle at base of young branchlet, 5-6.5(-9) cm, grayish yellow puberulent, branched at upper part of peduncle; peduncle 3-5 cm. Pedicels slender, 5-7 mm. Flowers small, ca. 3 mm, 4-5 mm in diam. Perianth lobes oblong, sericeous on both surfaces, with 3-5 longitudinal veins. Stamens subequal; glands of 3rd series hastate, stipitate. Staminodes hairy at base. Ovary glabrous. Fruit black, compressed globose, 7-8 mm in diam. when mature. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jun-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 40.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed forests at elevations below.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cholera (unspecified), Sprain (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Machilus nanmu world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Machilus nanmu threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466229-1
WFO ID wfo-0001072192
COL ID 3WYZY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Persea nan-mu Machilus pingii Machilus nanmu Persea nanmu Persea pingii Phoebe nanmu