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Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5(13): 138 1886. (Syn: Machilus bombycina King ex Hook. f.; Machilus suaveolens S.K. Lee; Persea bombycina (King ex Hook. f.) Kosterm.; Persea suaveolens (S.K. Lee) Kosterm.; (≡) Persea gamblei (King ex Hook. f.) Kosterm.);
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          Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f. from Assam 11, Feb 2014 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (11).
Attached images may be Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f. (Machilus bombycina King ex Hook. f.) which is a primary food plant for Muga Silk. Please validate.
Date :18.02.2014
Location: Assam
Family :Lauraceae
Genus & species : Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f. (Machilus bombycina King ex Hook. f.)
Vern. Name : Som (Assamese)
Habitat: Planting on garden.
Habit : Tree
Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight :: Lauraceae :: Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f. from Assam :: KD 03 Sept : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).
Attached images are Machilus gamblei King ex Hook. f. [Syn. Machilus bombycina King ex Hook. f.] from Assam, known as Som in Assamese. It is another primary food plant for Muga Silk worm (Antheraea assama). Antheraea assama is endemic to Assam. .
Location: Dailekh, West Nepal
Altitude: 970m.
Date: 27 April 2022
Habit : Wild Litsea…?? Machilus gamblei King ex Hook.f. ? Yes, this is a good match with Machilus gamblei. However, please check the young parts and inflorescences carefully which should be pubescent. Maybe high resolution images will help.
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      SK 3708 21 March 2023: 6 very high res. images. Location: Ranibari, Kathmandu
Date: 21 March 2023
Altitude: 1370m.
Habitat : Wild
Maybe from Lauraceae. Can it be some Machilus species as per I also think it to be a Machilus. I will try to identify the species.
Please compare with Machilus gambleiKing ex Hook.f. I agree as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2014/03/11/machilus-gamblei/ Also appears good as per POWO specimen and as per species listed in Checklist of Nepal (with Persea bombycina (King ex Hook. f.) Kosterm. being a syn. of Machilus gamblei King ex Hook.f. as per POWO)
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos GRIN Flora of China Checklist of Nepal Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993- p.440) |
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