Machilus sichuanensis N.Chao

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Machilus

Characteristics

Trees, to 20 m tall, glabrous throughout. Branchlets pale brown. Petiole 1.8-2.2 cm; leaf blade abaxially glaucescent and adaxially green when fresh, abaxially pale brown when dry, oblong, 11-15.5 × 3.3-4.5 cm, leathery, midrib raised abaxially, slightly impressed adaxially, lateral veins ca. 9 pairs, somewhat raised on both surfaces, veinlets densely foveolate, adaxially more conspicuous than abaxially, base cuneate, apex caudate-acuminate. Inflorescences usually at base of young branchlet, 7-11 cm, branched ca. at middle of peduncle; peduncle 3-4.5 cm. Pedicel 7-14 mm. Flowers yellowish, ca. 6 mm. Perianth lobes oblong, ca. 5 × 2 mm, outer ones shorter and more narrow. Stamens ca. 5 mm, white villous at base; filaments of 3rd series with stipitate glands at base. Staminodes sagittate, ca. 2 mm. Ovary ovoid; style ca. 3 mm. Fruit unknown. Fl. Apr-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Distribution

Machilus sichuanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466267-1
WFO ID wfo-0001071748
COL ID 3WZ3B
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Synonyms

Machilus sichuanensis Persea sichuanensis