The Japanese bay tree with the scientific name machilus thunbergii is a widely distributed species of flowering plant in the lauraceae family.
It is also called red machilus tree, and is native to Vietnam, Taiwan, southeastern and north-central China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.
It is a hardy evergreen tree, usually growing to 10-15 m tall, and is used as a timber and roadside tree.
The bark is used to make makko, a powder used in mosquito repellent incense.
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