Daphniphyllum

Daphniphyllum teysmannii from Japan

Daphniphyllum, German also called certificate laurel, is the only plant genus of the family of Daphniphyllaceae. It contains about ten to 40 evergreen species from East Asia.

Description

The species of this genus are evergreen, laurel -like trees or shrubs. The stalked leaves are arranged opposite one another and are ( scheinwirtelig ) clustered at the ends of branches. The leaf blade is unlobed and not assembled, the leaf edges are smooth on the bottom often frosted. Stipules absent

The species are monoecious getrenntgeschlechtig ( monoecious ). In racemose inflorescences, the flowers are borne. The small flowers are functionally male or female. There are two to six sepals present; Petals are absent; in some species also lack the sepals. The male flowers have five to twelve stamens. In the female there are two (rarely four) carpels grow to a inferior ovary, with the two - or four-part rare stylus. There arise roundish drupes with frosted cup.

Dissemination

The distribution of the genus is located in East Asia. From Japan and South Korea, it extends through China to back India. Furthermore, the Malaysian and Indonesian islands are inhabited. An isolated occurrence found in Sri Lanka and southern India.

System

The genus Daphniphyllum was erected in 1827 by Carl Ludwig Blume, 1869, it was placed in the family of Daphniphyllaceae. Within the Saxifrage -like the closer relationships are still unclear, as the sister group of Daphniphyllum both cakes trees ( Cercidiphyllaceae ) and peony plants ( Paeoniaceae ) were called. The genus includes depending on the author between ten to more than 30 species. The only occasionally in Central Europe cultivated as ornamental tree species is Daphniphyllum macropodum.

Species List:

  • Daphniphyllum atrobadium Croizat & Metcalf
  • Daphniphyllum beddomei Craib
  • Daphniphyllum borneense Stapf
  • Daphniphyllum Hallier f buchananiifolium
  • Daphniphyllum calycinum Benth.
  • Daphniphyllum celebense K.Rosenthal
  • Daphniphyllum ceramense ( T.C.Huang ) T.C.Huang
  • Daphniphyllum dichotomum ( T.C.Huang ) T.C.Huang
  • Daphniphyllum divaricatum ( T.C.Huang ) J.X.Wang
  • Daphniphyllum glaucescens Blume
  • Daphniphyllum gracile Gage
  • Daphniphyllum himalayense ( Benth. ) Müll.Arg.
  • Daphniphyllum lancifolium Hook.f.
  • Daphniphyllum laurinum ( Benth. ) Baill.
  • Daphniphyllum luzonense Elmer
  • Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq.
  • Daphniphyllum majus Müll.Arg.
  • Daphniphyllum neilgherrense ( Wight ) K.Rosenthal
  • Daphniphyllum Hallier f papuanum
  • Daphniphyllum parvifolium Quisumb. & Merr.
  • Daphniphyllum paxianum K.Rosenthal
  • Daphniphyllum penta drum Hayata
  • Daphniphyllum scortechinii Hook.f.
  • Daphniphyllum subverticillatum Merr
  • Daphniphyllum sumatraense ( T.C.Huang ) T.C.Huang
  • Daphniphyllum teysmannii short ex Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Daphniphyllum timorianum ( T.C.Huang ) T.C.Huang
  • Daphniphyllum woodsonianum T.C.Huang
  • Daphniphyllum yunnanense C.C.Huang

Documents

  • Min Tianlu & Klaus Kubitzki (draft): Daphniphyllaceae. In: Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. (Eds.): Flora of China.
  • P. F. Stevens (2001 ): Daphniphyllaceae. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website.
  • Description of the family in DELTA.
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