Alseodaphne

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Laureae
Genus: Alseodaphne
Species: A. albifrons – A. archboldiana – A. bancana – A. birmanica – A. borneensis – A. dura – A. elmeri – A. elongata – A. foxiana – A. garciniicarpa – A. glauciflora – A. glaucina – A. gracilis – A. griffithii – A. habrotricha – A. hainanensis – A. himalayana – A. huanglianshanensis – A. insignis – A. intermedia – A. khasyana – A. kochummenii – A. longipes – A. macrantha – A. medogensis – A. micrantha – A. montana – A. nicobarica – A. nigrescens – A. oblanceolata – A. obovata – A. owdenii – A. paludosa – A. panduriformis – A. peduncularis – A. pendulifolia – A. perakensis – A. petiolaris – A. philippinensis – A. ramosii – A. rhododendropsis – A. ridleyi – A. rubriflora – A. rubrolignea – A. semecarpifolia – A. siamensis – A. sichourensis – A. suboppositifolia – A. sulcata – A. tomentosa – A. tonkinensis – A. utilis – A. wrayi – A. yunnanensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Alseodaphne in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 13. Reference page.

Name

Alseodaphne Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61, 71. (1831)

Type species: Alseodaphne semecarpifolia Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61, 71. (1831)

Synonyms

Euphoebe Blume ex Meisn., DC. Prod. 15(1): 58, 59 (1864) (in syn.)
Stemmatodaphne Gamble, Kew Bull., 227 (1910)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Indian subcontinent
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet
Regional: China
China South-Central, Hainan
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Southeastern Asia
Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Regional: Papuasia
New Guinea

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in N.Wallich, 1831. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 2: 61, 71.

Additional references

Sang, J., Soepadmo, E. & Yahud, W. 2009. Problem in the generic delimitation between Alseodaphne, Dehaasia and Nothaphoebe (Lauraceae) in Borneo. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 54(1): 192–197. DOI: 10.3767/000651909X476148 Open access ResearchGate Reference page.
Li, L., Li, J., Rohwer, J.G., van der Werff, H., Wang, Z.H. & Li, H.W. 2011. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions. American Journal of Botany 98(9): 1520–1536. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100006 Open access Reference page.
Nishida, S. & van der Werff, H. 2014. Do cuticle characters support the recognition of Alseodaphne, Nothaphoebe and Dehaasia as distinct genera? Reinwardtia 14(1): 53–66. DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v14i1.395 Full text PDF Reference page.
Rohwer, J.G., Li, J., Rudolph, B., Schmidt, S.A., van der Werff, H. & Li, H.W. 2009. Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Taxon 58(4): 1153–1167. DOI: 10.1002/tax.584009 Paywall ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Alseodaphne in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Alseodaphne. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 16 2016.
Tropicos.org 2016. Alseodaphne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2016.

Vernacular names
Tiếng Việt: Chi Sụ
中文: 油丹属

Alseodaphne is a genus of plants in the family Lauraceae,[2] endemic to China and Southeast Asia. The genus has 96 species of evergreen trees to shrubs.[3] They have bisexual flowers, a fruit stalk that is red, green, or yellow, and black fruit.[4]

Species include:[2]

Alseodaphne albifrons
Alseodaphne andersonii
Alseodaphne bancana
Alseodaphne birmanica
Alseodaphne borneensis
Alseodaphne cavaleriei
Alseodaphne dura
Alseodaphne elmeri
Alseodaphne elongata
Alseodaphne foxiana
Alseodaphne garciniicarpa
Alseodaphne glauciflora
Alseodaphne glaucina
Alseodaphne gracilis
Alseodaphne griffithii
Alseodaphne habrotricha
Alseodaphne hainanensis
Alseodaphne himalayana
Alseodaphne hokouensis
Alseodaphne huanglianshanensis
Alseodaphne insignis
Alseodaphne intermedia
Alseodaphne keenanii
Alseodaphne khasyana
Alseodaphne kochummenii
Alseodaphne lanuginosa
Alseodaphne longipes
Alseodaphne macrantha
Alseodaphne marlipoensis
Alseodaphne medogensis
Alseodaphne micrantha
Alseodaphne montana
Alseodaphne nigrescens
Alseodaphne oblanceolata
Alseodaphne owdenii
Alseodaphne paludosa
Alseodaphne peduncularis
Alseodaphne pendulifolia
Alseodaphne perakensis
Alseodaphne petiolaris
Alseodaphne philippinensis
Alseodaphne ramosii
Alseodaphne rhododendropsis
Alseodaphne ridleyi
Alseodaphne rubriflora
Alseodaphne rubrolignea
Alseodaphne rugosa
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 that can be isolated from A. perakensis.[5]
References

Stemmatodaphne. Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
Alseodaphne — The Plant List
Julia, S.; Soepadmo, E.; Yahud, W. (2009). "Problem in the generic delimitation between Alseodaphne, Dehaasia and Nothaphoebe (Lauraceae) in Borneo". Blumea. 54: 192–197. doi:10.3767/000651909x476148.
Alseodaphne. Flora of China.
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. doi:10.1021/np50082a027