A taxonomic study of the genus presented. Eleven species were enumerated, namely Actinodaphne Nees in Thailand isActinodaphne amabilis Kosterm., glomerata A. angustifolia (Blume) Nees, A. cupularis (Hemsl.) Gamble, A.(Blume) Nees, A. henryi Gamble, A. montana Gamble, A. omeiensis (H. Liu) C.K. Allen, Hook.f. & Thoms. ex Meisn. var. A. perglabra Kosterm., A. sesquipedalis (Wall. ex Kuntze)cambodiana Lecomte, A. sesquipedalis var. glabra Kochummen, A. sikkimensis Meisn. and Actinodaphne sp.1.