Machilus

Machilus
Machilus thunbergii leaves, also known as Persea thunbergii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Machilus
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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.[1] It is sometimes included in the genus Persea,[2] and currently includes about 100 species.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tropicos.org".
  3. ^ Shugang Li; Xi-wen Li; Jie Li; Puhua Huang; Fa-Nan Wei; Hongbin Cui; Henk van der Werff. "Machilus Rumphius ex Nees in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61, 70. 1831". Flora of China.