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(Redirected from Persea thunbergii) Species of plant in the genus Machilus

Machilus thunbergii
In Hiroshima Castle
Close up of leaves
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Machilus
Species: M. thunbergii
Binomial name
Machilus thunbergii
Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms
List
    • Laurus indica Thunb.
    • Machilus arisanensis (Hayata) Hayata
    • Machilus kwashotensis Hayata
    • Machilus nanshoensis Kaneh.
    • Machilus taiwanensis Kamik.
    • Persea arisanensis (Hayata) Kosterm.
    • Persea thunbergii (Siebold & Zucc.) Kosterm.

Machilus thunbergii (syn. Persea thunbergii), the Japanese bay tree, red machilus, or tabunoki, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Vietnam, Taiwan, southeast and north-central China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. 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. Its bark is the source of makko, a powder used to make a mosquito‑repelling incense. It prefers coastal areas, and can handle saline soil.

  • Makko powder, top left Makko powder, top left
  • Flowers Flowers
  • As a street tree in South Korea As a street tree in South Korea
  • Sapling at the Chengdu Botanical Garden Sapling at the Chengdu Botanical Garden
  • Hasaki no O-tabu Hasaki no O-tabu
  • As an object of veneration, Japan As an object of veneration, Japan

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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi (10 August 2017). "Deepening Summer: Ancient Trees in the Season of Heat". nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Machilus thunbergii
Persea thunbergii


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