🌿 Family

Atherospermataceae

7 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Atherospermataceae

Atherosperma moschatum, black sassafras, is an Australian evergreen tree that hosts lichens, with nutmeg-scented leaves.

Doryphora sassafras is an Australian rainforest shrub or tree that contains toxic alkaloid doryphorine, used in reforestation.

Laurelia novae-zelandiae, or pukatea, is an endemic New Zealand tree used in traditional Māori medicine and woodworking.

Laurelia sempervirens, or tihue, is a large evergreen aromatic tree native to South America, with historical medicinal uses by the Mapuche people.

Laureliopsis philippiana is an evergreen tree with aromatic foliage and wood used for construction that has been planted in Spain.

Daphnandra tenuipes is a small to medium rainforest tree native to eastern Australia, with red new growth and flowers.

Daphnandra apatela is a medium-to-large Australian tree with distinctive bark, branch structure, and mild strychnine-like alkaloids.

Related Families

Lauraceae 73 species Monimiaceae 8 species Calycanthaceae 3 species Hernandiaceae 3 species Gomortegaceae 1 species

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