Alseodaphne is a genus of plants in the family Lauraceae,Alseodaphne — The Plant List endemic to China and Southeast Asia. The genus has 96 species of evergreen trees to shrubs. They have bisexual flowers, a fruit stalk that is red, green, or yellow, and black fruit.Alseodaphne. Flora of China.
Species 53 species are currently accepted. They are listed here alphabetically with author and species range: Alseodaphne albifrons – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Alseodaphne archboldiana – New Guinea Alseodaphne bancana – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo Alseodaphne birmanica – Myanmar and Thailand Alseodaphne borneensis – Borneo Alseodaphne dura – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne elmeri – Borneo Alseodaphne elongata – Sumatra Alseodaphne foxiana – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne garciniicarpa – Peninsular Malaysia (Perak) Alseodaphne glauciflora – Sumatra and Borneo (West Kalimantan) Alseodaphne glaucina – Vietnam Alseodaphne gracilis – China (southeastern Yunnan) Alseodaphne griffithii – Myanmar Alseodaphne habrotricha – southern India Alseodaphne himalayana – Nepal Alseodaphne huanglianshanensis – China (Southern Yunnan) Alseodaphne insignis – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Alseodaphne intermedia – Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Alseodaphne khasyana – Eastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar Alseodaphne kochummenii – Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang) Alseodaphne longipes – Philippines (Samar, Mindanao, Luzon) Alseodaphne macrantha – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne medogensis – southeastern Tibet Alseodaphne micrantha – Peninsular Malaysia (Johor) Alseodaphne montana – Borneo (Sabah) Alseodaphne nicobarica – Nicobar Islands Alseodaphne nigrescens – southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne oblanceolata – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Alseodaphne obovata – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Alseodaphne owdenii – Eastern India and Bangladesh Alseodaphne paludosa – Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Alseodaphne panduriformis – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne peduncularis – Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Alseodaphne pendulifolia – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne perakensis – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne philippinensis – Philippines (Mindanao: Mt. Apo). Alseodaphne polyneura – Sumatra Alseodaphne ramosii – Philippines (Palawan: Mt. Victoria) Alseodaphne rhododendropsis – Vietnam Alseodaphne ridleyi – Peninsular Malaysia Alseodaphne rubriflora – Myanmar (Myitkyina) Alseodaphne rubrolignea – Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang) and Borneo Alseodaphne semecarpifolia – southern India and Sri Lanka Alseodaphne siamensis – Thailand (Ranawung). Alseodaphne suboppositifolia – Vietnam (Kontum). Alseodaphne sulcata – Borneo (Sabah) Alseodaphne tomentosa – Borneo (Sarawak) Alseodaphne tonkinensis – Vietnam Alseodaphne utilis – Vietnam Alseodaphne wrayi – Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (Perak) Alseodaphne yunnanensis – China (southeastern Yunnan)
Formerly placed here Alseodaphnopsis hainanensis (as Alseodaphne hainanensis) Alseodaphnopsis rugosa (as Alseodaphne rugosa)
Chemistry Perakensol is a phenanthrenoid that can be isolated from A. perakensis.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.
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