Biology:Machilus thunbergii

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Machilus

Machilus thunbergii
Machilus thunbergii in Hiroshima Castle.jpg
In Hiroshima Castle
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Close up of leaves
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Machilus
Species:
M. thunbergii
Binomial name
Machilus thunbergii
Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms[2]

Machilus thunbergii (syn. Persea thunbergii), the Japanese bay tree, red machilus, or tabunoki, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.[3] It is native to Vietnam, Taiwan, southeast and north-central China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.[2] A sturdy evergreen tree, usually 10–15 m (30–50 ft) tall, and reaching 20 m (70 ft), it is used for timber, and as a street tree.[4] Its bark is the source of makko, a powder used to make a mosquito‑repelling incense.[5] It prefers coastal areas, and can handle saline soil.[3]

References

  1. Liu, B.; Liu, H.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Machilus thunbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147638804A147638806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147638804A147638806.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/147638804/147638806. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466273-1. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Takahashi, Hiroshi (10 August 2017). "Deepening Summer: Ancient Trees in the Season of Heat". Nippon Communications Foundation. https://www.nippon.com/en/views/b05302. 
  4. Jo, Hyun-Kil; Kim, Jin-Young; Park, Hye-Mi (2019). "Carbon Reduction Services of Evergreen Broadleaved Landscape Trees for Ilex rotunda and Machilus thunbergii in Southern Korea". Journal of Forest and Environmental Science 35 (4). doi:10.7747/JFES.2019.35.4.240. 
  5. Karikome, Hiroyuki; Mimaki, Yoshihiro; Sashida, Yutaka (1991). "A butanolide and phenolics from Machilus thunbergii". Phytochemistry 30: 315–319. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)84145-I. 

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