Machilus thunbergii

Machilus thunbergii
	In Hiroshima Castle
	Close up of leaves
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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.^[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]

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

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Takahashi, Hiroshi (10 August 2017). "Deepening Summer: Ancient Trees in the Season of Heat". nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 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.

[466273-1-2] "Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[AncientDeepening-3] Takahashi, Hiroshi (10 August 2017). "Deepening Summer: Ancient Trees in the Season of Heat". nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[1_of_5500_Google_Scholar_Hits-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.

[2_of_5500_Google_Scholar_Hits-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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