''Alseodaphne'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
s in the family
Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur m ...
,
[''Alseodaphne'' — The Plant List]
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endemic to China and Southeast Asia
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.
The genus has 96 species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of evergreen trees to shrubs. They have bisexual flowers, a fruit stalk that is red, green, or yellow, and black fruit.[''Alseodaphne''.]
Flora of China.
Species include:[
* ''Alseodaphne albifrons''
* ''Alseodaphne andersonii''
* ''Alseodaphne bancana''
* ''Alseodaphne birmanica''
* ''Alseodaphne borneensis''
* ''Alseodaphne cavaleriei''
* '']Alseodaphne dura
''Alseodaphne dura'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a ...
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* ''Alseodaphne elmeri''
* ''Alseodaphne elongata''
* ''Alseodaphne foxiana
''Alseodaphne foxiana'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah ...
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* ''Alseodaphne garciniicarpa
''Alseodaphne garciniicarpa'' (incorrectly ''A. garciniaecarpa''), is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss an ...
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* ''Alseodaphne glauciflora''
* ''Alseodaphne glaucina''
* ''Alseodaphne gracilis''
* ''Alseodaphne griffithii''
* ''Alseodaphne habrotricha''
* ''Alseodaphne hainanensis
''Alseodaphne hainanensis'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a nat ...
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* ''Alseodaphne himalayana''
* ''Alseodaphne hokouensis''
* ''Alseodaphne huanglianshanensis''
* ''Alseodaphne insignis''
* ''Alseodaphne intermedia''
* ''Alseodaphne keenanii''
* ''Alseodaphne khasyana''
* ''Alseodaphne kochummenii''
* ''Alseodaphne lanuginosa''
* ''Alseodaphne longipes''
* ''Alseodaphne macrantha
''Alseodaphne macrantha'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-neg ...
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* ''Alseodaphne marlipoensis''
* ''Alseodaphne medogensis''
* ''Alseodaphne micrantha
''Alseodaphne micrantha'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by wh ...
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* ''Alseodaphne montana''
* ''Alseodaphne nigrescens''
* ''Alseodaphne oblanceolata''
* ''Alseodaphne owdenii''
* ''Alseodaphne paludosa
''Alseodaphne paludosa'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by whi ...
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* ''Alseodaphne peduncularis''
* ''Alseodaphne pendulifolia''
* ''Alseodaphne perakensis''
* ''Alseodaphne petiolaris''
* ''Alseodaphne philippinensis''
* ''Alseodaphne ramosii''
* ''Alseodaphne rhododendropsis''
* ''Alseodaphne ridleyi
''Alseodaphne ridleyi'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
References
ridleyi
Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG (1911), MA (Oxon), FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S. (10 December 1855 – 24 October 1 ...
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* ''Alseodaphne rubriflora''
* ''Alseodaphne rubrolignea''
* ''Alseodaphne rugosa
''Alseodaphne rugosa'' is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to China and north Vietnam. It grows in mixed forests in valleys. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Flora of China
rugosa
The rugosa, also c ...
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* '' Alseodaphne semecarpifolia''
* ''Alseodaphne siamensis''
* ''Alseodaphne sichourensis''
* ''Alseodaphne suboppositifolia''
* ''Alseodaphne sulcata''
* ''Alseodaphne tomentosa''
* ''Alseodaphne tonkinensis''
* ''Alseodaphne utilis''
* ''Alseodaphne wrayi''
* ''Alseodaphne yunnanensis''
Chemistry
Perakensol is a phenanthrenoid
Phenanthrenoids are chemical compounds formed with a phenanthrene backbone. These compounds occur naturally in plants, although they can also be synthesized.
Phenanthrols
Phenanthrols are any of five isomeric phenols derived from phenanthrene (1 ...
that can be isolated from ''A. perakensis''.[Mahmud, Z., Khan, M. N., Lajis, N. H., & Toia, R. F. (1992). Perakensol: A phenanthrenoid isolated from ''Alseodaphne perakensis''. ''Journal of Natural Products'', 55(4), 533-535. ]
References
Lauraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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