Machilus thunbergii explained

Machilus thunbergii (syn. Persea thunbergii), the Japanese bay tree, red machilus, or tabunoki, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.[1] It is native to Vietnam, Taiwan, southeast and north-central China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.[2] A sturdy evergreen tree, usually tall, and reaching, it is used for timber, and as a street tree.[3] Its bark is the source of makko, a powder used to make a mosquitorepelling incense.[4] It prefers coastal areas, and can handle saline soil.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deepening Summer: Ancient Trees in the Season of Heat . Takahashi . Hiroshi . 10 August 2017 . nippon.com . Nippon Communications Foundation . 6 August 2021 .
  2. Web site: Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 6 August 2021 .
  3. 2019 . 35 . 4 . Jo . Hyun-Kil . Kim . Jin-Young . Park . Hye-Mi . Carbon Reduction Services of Evergreen Broadleaved Landscape Trees for Ilex rotunda and Machilus thunbergii in Southern Korea . Journal of Forest and Environmental Science . 10.7747/JFES.2019.35.4.240 .
  4. A butanolide and phenolics from Machilus thunbergii . 1991 . Karikome . Hiroyuki . Mimaki . Yoshihiro . Sashida . Yutaka . Phytochemistry . 30 . 315–319 . 10.1016/0031-9422(91)84145-I .

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