Machilus oreophila Hance

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Shrubs to small trees, usually 5-8 m tall. Young branchlets, terminal buds, and young leaf blade abaxially and adaxially along midrib densely yellowish brown tomentose, older branchlets glabrate. Petiole 1-1.5 cm, tomentose initially; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, (7-)11-18 × (1-)1.5-3 cm, thinly leathery, abaxially pubescent, especially along midrib and veins, adaxially glabrous, midrib abaxially raised, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, veinlets usually conspicuous, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Panicles 3.5-6.5 cm, densely brownish pubescent, branched at top of peduncle. Perianth lobes oblong, subequal, yellowish brown pubescent on both surfaces. Filaments of stamens hairy at base, those of 3rd series with shortly stipitate glands. Fruit globose, 7-10 mm in diam., black-purple when mature; fruiting pedicel 7-8 mm, pubescent. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. May-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 8.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Machilus oreophila threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466237-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071835
COL ID 3WZ28
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Synonyms

Persea oreophila Machilus oreophila