''Machilus'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur ma ...

. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is sometimes included in the genus ''

Persea ''Persea'' is a genus of about 150 species of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The best-known member of the genus is the avocado, ''P. americana'', widely cultivated in subtropical regions for its large, edible fruit. O ...

'', and currently includes about 100 species.

Description

''Machilus'' are evergreen trees or shrubs, some species growing as much as 30 m tall. Their entire, pinnately veined leaves are alternately borne along the stems. Their

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flowers are borne in inflorescences that are usually paniculate, terminal, subterminal, or arising from near base of branchlets, with long peduncles or rarely without peduncles. Perianth tubes are short; perianth lobes 6 in 2 series, equal, subequal, or occasionally outer ones conspicuously smaller than inner ones, usually persistent, rarely deciduous. Fertile stamens 9 in 3 series, anthers 4-celled, 1st and 2nd series of stamens eglandular, anthers introrse, 3rd series of stamens glandular, anthers extrorse or lateral, glands stipitate to sessile. Staminodes in 4th series, sagittate. Ovary sessile; stigmas small, dish-shaped or capitate. Fruits are fleshy, globose, rarely ellipsoid or oblong, subtended at base by persistent and reflexed perianth lobes; the fruiting pedicel does not become enlarged. Image:Machilus japonica1.jpg, ''M. japonica'' Image:Machilus japonica2.jpg, ''M. japonica'' Image:Machilus japonica3.jpg, ''M. japonica'' Image:Machilus japonica4.jpg, ''M. japonica''

Species

The genus includes the following species:''Machilus'' Nees
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* '' Machilus attenuata'' F.N.Wei & S.C.Tang – China (Guangxi) * '' Machilus austroguizhouensis'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei – China (Guizhou and Guangxi) * '' Machilus balansae'' (Airy Shaw) F.N. Wei & S.C. Tang – northern Vietnam * '' Machilus bokorensis'' Yahara & Tagane – Cambodia * ''

Machilus bonii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Lecomte – China (southeastern Yunnan, southwestern Guizhou, and western Guangxi) and Vietnam * '' Machilus boninensis'' Koidz. –

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* '' Machilus breviflora'' (Benth.) Hemsl. – China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Hainan) * ''

Machilus brevipaniculata ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' Yahara & Tagane – Cambodia * ''

Machilus calcicola ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' C.J. Qi – China (northeastern Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan) * ''

Machilus cambodiana ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' Mase, Tagane & Yahara – described from

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, CambodiaMase, K., Tagane, S., Chhang, P., & Yahara, T. (2020). A Taxonomic Study of Machilus (Lauraceae) in Cambodia based on DNA Barcodes and Morphological Observations. ''Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica'', ''71''(2), 79–101. * ''

Machilus cavaleriei ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' H. Lév. – China (southern Guizhou and northwestern Guangxi) and Vietnam * ''

Machilus chayuensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K. Lee – southeastern Tibet * ''

Machilus chekiangensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K. Lee – China (Hong Kong, Fujian, and Zhejiang) * ''

Machilus chienkweiensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K. Lee – China (southeastern Guizhou and northern Guangxi) * ''

Machilus chinensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' (Benth.) Hemsl. – China (Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hong Kong) and Vietnam * ''

Machilus chrysotricha ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' H.W.Li – China (northwestern and central Yunnan) * ''

Machilus chuanchienensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K.Lee – China (southeastern Sichuan and northeastern Guizhou) * ''

Machilus cicatricosa ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K. Lee – Vietnam and Hainan * ''

Machilus clarkeana ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' King ex Hook.f. – Nepal,

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, eastern India, and Myanmar * ''

Machilus cochinchinensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' Lecomte – Laos and Vietnam * '' Machilus coriacea'' A.Chev. – Vietnam * ''

Machilus curranii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Merr. –

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* '' Machilus daozhenensis'' Y.K. Li – China (

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in Guizhou) * '' Machilus declinata'' (Blume) de Kok – Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java * '' Machilus decursinervis'' Chun – southern China and Vietnam * '' Machilus dinganensis'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei – China (Guangdong and Hainan) * '' Machilus dubia'' Das & P.C.Kanjilal – Bhutan,

, and eastern India * ''

Machilus dumicola ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' (W.W. Sm.) H.W. Li * ''

Machilus duthiei ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' King * '' Machilus edulis'' King ex Hook.f. * ''

Machilus fasciculata ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus foonchewii'' S.K. Lee * ''

Machilus forrestii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' (W.W.Sm.) L.Li, J.Li & H.W.Li * '' Machilus fruticosa'' Kurz * '' Machilus fukienensis'' Hung T. Chang * '' Machilus gamblei'' King ex Hook. f. * ''

Machilus glabrophylla ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' J.F. Zuo * '' Machilus glaucescens'' (Nees) Wight * '' Machilus glaucifolia'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei * '' Machilus gongshanensis'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus gracillima'' Chun * '' Machilus grandibracteata'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei * ''

Machilus grijsii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Hance * '' Machilus hemsleyi'' Nakai * '' Machilus holadena'' H. Liu * '' Machilus ichangensis'' Rehder & E.H. Wilson * '' Machilus japonica'' Siebold & Zucc. * ''

Machilus kingii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' Hook.f. * '' Machilus kobu'' Maxim. * '' Machilus kochummenii'' de Kok * ''

Machilus konishii ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Hayata * '' Machilus kurzii'' King ex Hook. f. * ''

Machilus kwangtungensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Yen C. Yang * '' Machilus lenticellata'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei * '' Machilus leptophylla'' Hand.-Mazz. * '' Machilus lichuanensis'' W.C. Cheng * '' Machilus listeri'' King ex Hook.f. * '' Machilus litseifolia'' S.K. Lee * ''

Machilus lohuiensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus longipes'' Hung T. Chang * '' Machilus mangdangshanensis'' Q.F. Zheng * '' Machilus melanophylla'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus miaoshanensis'' F.N. Wei & C.Q. Lin * ''

Machilus microcarpa ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Hemsl. * '' Machilus microphylla'' (H.W.Li) L.Li, J.Li & H.W.Li * ''

Machilus minkweiensis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus minutiflora'' (H.W.Li) L.Li, J.Li & H.W.Li * '' Machilus minutiloba'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus montana'' L.Li, J.Li & H.W.Li * '' Machilus monticola'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus multinervia'' H. Liu * '' Machilus nakaoi'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus nanchuanensis'' N. Chao * ''

Machilus nanmu ''Machilus nanmu'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sichuan and northeastern Yunnan provinces in southern China. ''M. nanmu'' is threatened by habitat loss due primarily to overcutting. ''Machilus nanmu' ...

'' (Oliv.) Hemsl. * '' Machilus obovatifolia'' (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki * ''

Machilus obscurinervis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus oculodracontis'' Chun * '' Machilus oreophila'' Hance * '' Machilus ovatiloba'' S.K. Lee * ''

'' S.K.Lee * '' Machilus oculodracontis'' Chun * ''

Machilus odoratissima ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philip ...

'' Nees * '' Machilus oreophila'' Hance * '' Machilus ovatiloba'' S.K.Lee * '' Machilus parabreviflora'' Hung T. Chang * '' Machilus pauhoi'' Kaneh. * '' Machilus phoenicis'' Dunn * ''

Machilus platycarpa ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Chun * '' Machilus pomifera'' (Kosterm.) S.K. Lee * ''

Machilus pseudokobu ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Koidz. * '' Machilus pubescens'' Blume * '' Machilus pyramidalis'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus rehderi'' C.K. Allen * ''

Machilus reticulata ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' K.M. Lan * '' Machilus rimosa'' (Blume) Blume * '' Machilus robusta'' W.W. Sm. * '' Machilus rufipes'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus salicina'' Hance * '' Machilus salicoides'' S.K. Lee * '' Machilus seimensis'' Mase, Tagane & Yahara – described from

, Cambodia * '' Machilus sericea'' (Nees) Blume * '' Machilus shiwandashanica'' Hung T. Chang * '' Machilus shweliensis'' W.W. Sm. * '' Machilus sichourensis'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus sichuanensis'' N. Chao * '' Machilus submultinervia'' Y.K. Li * ''

Machilus sumatrana ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' (Kosterm.) F.N. Wei & S.C. Tang * '' Machilus tenuipilis'' H.W. Li * ''

Machilus thunbergii ''Machilus thunbergii'' (syn. ''Persea thunbergii''), the Japanese bay tree, red machilus, or tabunoki, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true l ...

'' Siebold & Zucc. * '' Machilus tingzhourensis'' M.M. Lin, T.F. Que & S.Q. Zheng * ''

Machilus velutina ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Champ. ex Benth. * '' Machilus velutinoides'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei * '' Machilus verruculosa'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus versicolora'' S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei * ''

Machilus viridis ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' Hand.-Mazz. * ''

Machilus wangchiana ''Machilus wangchiana'' is a tree of the '' Lauraceae'' family and is an avocado species endemic to China. It was described in 1953 by the botanist Woon Young Chun in 1953 and was published in ''Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica''. It has two synony ...

'' Chun * '' Machilus wenshanensis'' H.W. Li * '' Machilus yunnanensis'' Lecomte * '' Machilus zuihoensis'' Hayata

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q6723589 Lauraceae genera