Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Laurus indica Thunb.; Persea thunbergii Kosterm.; Machilus arisanensis Hayata; Machilus arisanensis Yamam.; Machilus kwashotensis Hayata; Machilus macrophyllus Hayata; Machilus nanshoensis Kaneh.; Machilus taiwanensis Kamik.; Machilus thunbergii Yamam.; Machilus thunbergii Nakai; Machilus thunbergii Sugim.; Machilus thunbergii Koidz.; Machilus thunbergii Masam.; Persea arisanensis Kosterm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Evergreen trees, 10-15m tall, trunk diameter 65-130cm; Bark yellowish-brown; Older branchlets rough, young branchlets purple-brown when fresh, glabrous; Leaves obovate to obovate-lanceolate, 4.5–9 (up to 13) × 3–6 cm, texture leathery, base cuneate, apex obtuse or abruptly cuspidate, surface glabrous, lustrous on both sides, lower surface glaucescent; Inflorescence arises from base of young shoots, 5-11.8cm, branched in upper part of peduncle, glabrous, many-flowered; Pedicel 6-9mm long; Perianth lobes oblong, about 5mm long, outer lobes narrower, slightly shorter, apex acute, outer surface glabrous, inner surface pubescent near apex; Stamens filaments glabrous, third series stamens bear stipitate glands at base, staminodes hairy at the base; Ovary globose, glabrous, style slender, stigma capitate; Fruit initially green, turning dark purple when mature, compressed globose, 8-10mm diameter, peduncle and fruiting pedicel reddish-purple,
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : China, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : E. & SE. China to Vietnam, S. Korea, Central & S. Japan to Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Machilus thunbergii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Machilus thunbergii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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