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Daphniphyllum majus

Occurring as a shrub or as a tree, Daphniphyllum majus is a species in the family Daphniphyllaceae. It is found in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China. Uses of the plant include fuel and smoking-material.

Taxonomy
The species is in section Lunata of Daphniphyllum, along with D. calycinum and D. griffithianum. This species has 4 accepted infraspecific varieties: • Daphniphyllum majus var. deciduum T.C.Huang • Daphniphyllum majus var. majusDaphniphyllum majus var. phanrangense (Gagnep.) T.C.Huang • Daphniphyllum majus var. pierrei (Hance) T.C.Huang ==Description==
Description
Daphniphyllum majus grow from 2m to 10m tall. Its grayish-brown branchlets are stout and densely covered in lenticels. The leaf blade is green when dry, glaucous below, oblong-elliptic or obovate-oblong in shape, (16-)20-37 × 7-14 cm, apex acuminate, reticulate veins are prominent on both surfaces. Along with some others species of the genus, D. majus has loosely arranged conical to round palisade cells in its leaves. ==Distribution==
Distribution
The species overall is native to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, southern Yunnan (where it is found in Jinghong, Maguan, Malipo, Menghai, and Pingbian counties and Simao District), Laos and Myanmar. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are the native regions for the var. pierrei. ==Habitat==
Habitat
In China, D. majus is found in forest at between 1100 and 1500m elevation. Var. pierrei is found in coastal forests. ==Vernacular names==
Vernacular names
Daphniphyllum majus is known as 大叶虎皮楠 da ye hu pi nan in China. Var. pierrei is known as rum dé:nh or châmbâk pra:ng in Khmer. ==Uses==
Uses
The dried leaves of var. pierrei are smoked (as in tobacco) in Cambodia. The wood is excellent firewood. ==References==
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