Machilus kurzii is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family (Lauraceae).

Machilus kurzii is a small to medium-sized tree, growing 8 to 15 meters tall.

[1] Machilus kurzii ranges from the Eastern Himalayas in the west through northern Indochina and southern China (Yunnan province).

[2] It is native to montane evergreen broadleaf forests and secondary growth, sometimes over limestone, between 800 and 2,000 meters elevation.

[1] In Laos, the bark of Machilus kurzii, known as bong tree or yangbong, is harvested for gum and aromatic oils which are used to make incense sticks.