Machilus
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 Philippines.
Its delimitation versus the closely related avocados has been disputed, with some Persea species such as coyo sometimes placed in Machilus, or all of Machilus being included in Persea. As circumscribed here - distinct from Persea but excluding American species - Machilus 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 bisexual 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.
Species
The genus includes the following species:Machilus angustifolius Machilus arunachalensis Machilus attenuatus F.N.Wei & S.C.Tang – China Machilus austroguizhouensis S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei – China Machilus balansae F.N. Wei & S.C. Tang – northern VietnamMachilus bhaskarii Machilus bokorensis Yahara & Tagane – CambodiaMachilus bonii Lecomte – China and VietnamMachilus boninensis Koidz. – Ogasawara IslandsMachilus breviflorus Hemsl. – China Machilus brevipaniculatus Yahara & Tagane – CambodiaMachilus calcicola C.J. Qi – China Machilus cambodianus Mase, Tagane & Yahara – described from Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, CambodiaMachilus cavaleriei H. Lév. – China and VietnamMachilus champasakensis Machilus chartaceus Machilus chayuensis S.K. Lee – southeastern TibetMachilus chekiangensis S.K. Lee – China Machilus chienkweiensis S.K. Lee – China Machilus chinensis Hemsl. – China and VietnamMachilus chrysotrichus H.W.Li – China Machilus chuanchienensis S.K.Lee – China Machilus cicatricosus S.K. Lee – Vietnam and HainanMachilus clarkeanus King ex Hook.f. – Nepal, East Himalaya, eastern India, and MyanmarMachilus cochinchinensis Lecomte – Laos and VietnamMachilus coriaceus A.Chev. – VietnamMachilus curranii Merr. – LuzonMachilus daozhenensis Y.K. Li – China Machilus declinatus de Kok – Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and JavaMachilus decursinervis Chun – southern China and VietnamMachilus dinganensis S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei – China Machilus dubius Das & P.C.Kanjilal – Bhutan, East Himalaya, and eastern IndiaMachilus dumicola H.W. LiMachilus duthiei KingMachilus edulis King ex Hook.f.Machilus elephanti Machilus fasciculatus H.W. LiMachilus foonchewii S.K. LeeMachilus forrestii L.Li, J.Li & H.W.LiMachilus fruticosus KurzMachilus fukienensis Hung T. ChangMachilus gamblei King ex Hook. f.Machilus garrettii Machilus glabrophyllus J.F. ZuoMachilus glaucifolius S.K. Lee & F.N. WeiMachilus gongshanensis H.W. LiMachilus gracillimus ChunMachilus grandibracteatus S.K. Lee & F.N. WeiMachilus grijsii HanceMachilus hedgei Machilus hemsleyi NakaiMachilus himalayensis Machilus holadenus H. LiuMachilus ichangensis Rehder & E.H. WilsonMachilus japonicus Siebold & Zucc.Machilus kerrii Machilus kingii Hook.f.Machilus kobu Maxim.Machilus kochummenii de KokMachilus konishii HayataMachilus kurzii King ex Hook. f.Machilus kwangtungensis Yen C. YangMachilus lenticellatus S.K. Lee & F.N. WeiMachilus leptophyllus Hand.-Mazz.Machilus lichuanensis W.C. ChengMachilus listeri King ex Hook.f.Machilus litseifolius S.K. LeeMachilus lohitensis Machilus lohuiensis S.K. LeeMachilus longipes Hung T. ChangMachilus macranthus Machilus magniperulatus Machilus mangdangshanensis Q.F. ZhengMachilus melanophyllus H.W. LiMachilus miaoshanensis F.N. Wei & C.Q. LinMachilus microcarpus Hemsl.Machilus microphyllus L.Li, J.Li & H.W.LiMachilus minkweiensis S.K. LeeMachilus minutiflorus L.Li, J.Li & H.W.LiMachilus minutilobus S.K. LeeMachilus montanus L.Li, J.Li & H.W.LiMachilus monticolus S.K. LeeMachilus multinervius H. LiuMachilus nakaoi S.K. LeeMachilus nanchuanensis N. ChaoMachilus nanmu Hemsl.Machilus obovatifolius Kaneh. & SasakiMachilus obscurinervis S.K. LeeMachilus oculodracontis ChunMachilus odoratissimus NeesMachilus oreophilus HanceMachilus ovatilobus S.K. LeeMachilus parabreviflorus Hung T. ChangMachilus parapauhoi Machilus parviflorus Machilus pauhoi Kaneh.Machilus phoenicis DunnMachilus platycarpus ChunMachilus pomifer S.K. LeeMachilus pseudokobu Koidz.Machilus pubescens BlumeMachilus pyramidalis H.W. LiMachilus rehderi C.K.AllenMachilus reticulatus K.M.LanMachilus rimosus BlumeMachilus robustus W.W.Sm.Machilus rufipes H.W.LiMachilus salicinus HanceMachilus salicoides S.K.LeeMachilus seimensis Mase, Tagane & Yahara – described from Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, CambodiaMachilus sericeus BlumeMachilus shiwandashanicus Hung T.ChangMachilus shweliensis W.W.Sm.Machilus sichourensis H.W.LiMachilus sichuanensis N. ChaoMachilus sikkimensis Machilus submultinervius Y.K.LiMachilus suddeei Machilus sumatranus F.N. Wei & S.C.TangMachilus tenuipilis H.W. LiMachilus thailandicus Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.Machilus tingzhourensis M.M. Lin, T.F. Que & S.Q. ZhengMachilus velutinus Champ. ex Benth.Machilus verruculosus H.W. LiMachilus versicolorus S.K. Lee & F.N. WeiMachilus viridis Hand.-Mazz.Machilus wangchianus ChunMachilus wenshanensis H.W. LiMachilus yunnanensis LecomteMachilus zuihoensis Hayata