Vasilis Teodoridis:
Daphniphyllaceae | Daphniphyllum
1. Daphniphyllum macropodum Miquel; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi. 3: 129. 1867.
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Daphniphyllum himalense (Bentham) Müller Argoviensis subsp. macropodum (Miquel) T. C. Huang; D. membranaceum Hayata.
Trees or shrubs; 3-10(-20) m tall; branchlets stout; dark brown; with orbicular leaf scars. Petiole 3-6 mm; purplish red; leaf blade oblong or oblanceolate; 14-25 x 3-6.5 cm; leathery; light green and lightly glaucous abaxially; deep green and shining adaxially; base cuneate or broadly cuneate; apex acuminate; lateral veins slender and dense; 12-18 pairs; visible on both surfaces. Male flowers: inflorescence 5-7 cm; pedicel ca. 5 mm; calyx absent; stamens 8-10; filaments very short; ca. 1 mm; anthers ca. 2 mm. Female flowers: inflorescence 4.5-8 cm; pedicel 3-5 mm; calyx absent; staminodes 10 around ovary; ovary ovoid; ca. 2 mm; glaucous; style branches recurved. Drupe ellipsoidal; ca. 10 x 5-6 mm; purplish brown; tuberculate; glaucous; style branches persistent. Fl. Mar-May; fr. Aug-Oct.
Forests; 600-1900 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; Korea].
The timber is used for building and furniture as well as stationery.