Daphniphyllaceae

Daphniphyllaceae is a fascinating family of plants that has an interesting story. These plants grow mainly in East Asia and South America and are known for their unique leaves, which resemble those of a laurel. Legend has it that Daphniphyllaceae leaves were used by ancient Chinese emperors to make tea that would give them immortality. However, this claim is unfounded, and the plants have no known medicinal properties. Nevertheless, their striking appearance and intriguing mythology continue to make them popular among garden enthusiasts and botanists.

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Daphniphyllum is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Daphniphyllaceae and was described as a genus in 1826. The genus includes evergreen shrubs and trees mainly native to east and southeast Asia, but also found in the Indian Subcontinent and New Guinea. All species in the family are dioecious, that is male and female flowers are borne on different plants. In older classifications the genus was treated in the family Euphorbiaceae. Daphniphyllum species are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed (Ectropis sp.). Accepted species Daphniphyllum atrobadium - Hainan Daphniphyllum beddomei - Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Daphniphyllum borneense - Borneo Daphniphyllum buchananiifolium - Philippines Daphniphyllum calycinum - S China, Vietnam Daphniphyllum celebense - Sulawesi Daphniphyllum ceramense - Maluku Daphniphyllum chartaceum - Himalayas, Myanmar Daphniphyllum dichotomum - Sabah, Sarawak Daphniphyllum glaucescens - Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Is Daphniphyllum gracile - Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bismarck Daphniphyllum griffithianum - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Daphniphyllum himalense - Himalayas, Tibet, Yunnan Daphniphyllum luzonense - Philippines, Lan Yü Daphniphyllum macropodum - Japan, S China, Korea Daphniphyllum majus - Yunnan, Indochina Daphniphyllum neilgherrense - S India, Sri Lanka Daphniphyllum papuanum - New Guinea Daphniphyllum parvifolium - Luzon Daphniphyllum paxianum - Sichuan, Yunnan, Guanxi, Laos Daphniphyllum pentandrum - S China, Indochina Daphniphyllum scortechinii - Perak Daphniphyllum subverticillatum - Guangdong Daphniphyllum sumatraense - Sumatra Daphniphyllum teijsmannii - Japan, Jeju-do, Nansei-shoto Daphniphyllum timorianum - Timor Daphniphyllum woodsonianum - Sumatra Daphniphyllum yunnanense - Yunnan Synonyms Daphniphyllum humile Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav. (Daphniphyllum macropodum)

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