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Actinodaphne menghaiensis

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Actinodaphne menghaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Actinodaphne
Species:
A. menghaiensis
Binomial name
Actinodaphne menghaiensis
J.Li, 2005

Actinodaphne menghaiensis is a species of tree belonging to the family Lauraceae. It is only known from Menghai County, Yunnan in the People's Republic of China.

This tree, growing to 8 m tall, is found in dense, humid forest. Whorls of five or six leaves, up to 40 cm long, are borne at the ends of branchlets. It is very similar to Actinodaphne obovata but can be distinguished by the glabrous branchlets, leaves and buds; and smaller fruits with more slender pedicels.

References

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Li, Jie; Xi-wen Li (2005). "A new species of the genus Actinodaphne with four new synonyms of the genus Litsea (Lauraceae)" (PDF). Novon. 15: 555–558. JSTOR 3393463. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-01.