Introduction of Machilus yunnanensis in China

Minnan, alias: beef tendon, Latin scientific name: Chi Nan. et Arn。 Shrubs or small trees of Myrtaceae and Machilus; The shoots are angular and dark brown after drying. Leaf blade leathery, broadly elliptic to elliptic, sometimes broadly obovate, with rounded or obtuse apex, sometimes blunt tip, broad wedge-shaped or obtuse base, dark brown after drying on the top, dull, slightly light-colored below, glandular spots, numerous and dense lateral veins, inconspicuous above and slightly prominent below; Style equals stamens. The fruit is spherical and 5-7 mm in diameter. Flowering from June to August. 1 Image taken from China Botanical Museum.