Lauraceae

Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.

Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Machilus

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Machilus thunbergii (Machilus thunbergii) — FlowerPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Chinese: 紅楠, 红楠, 红楠皮, 豬腳楠

Synonyms

Laurus indica Thunb.
Machilus arisanensis (Hayata) Hayata
Machilus arisanensis var. nanshoensis (Kaneh.) Yamam.
Machilus kwashotensis Hayata
Machilus macrophylla var. arisanensis Hayata
Machilus nanshoensis Kaneh.
Machilus taiwanensis Kamik.
Machilus thunbergii f. stenophylla (Koidz.) Sugim.
Machilus thunbergii var. kwashotensis (Hayata) Yamam.
Machilus thunbergii var. obovata Nakai
Machilus thunbergii var. stenophylla Koidz.
Machilus thunbergii var. trochodendroides Masam.
Persea arisanensis (Hayata) Kosterm.
Persea thunbergii (Siebold & Zucc.) Kosterm.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KKPCW, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatsutomo Chin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: katorisi, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.