Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Genus: Sassafras
Species: S. albidum – S. randaiense – S. tzumu
Paleospecies: †S. hesperia

Name

• Sassafras J.Presl in Bercht. & J.Presl, Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 2: 30. 1825.
  • Type species:  Sassafras officinarum J.Presl = Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, Syst. Laur. 490. 1836

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Euosmus (Nutt.) Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 87. 1828, as "Evosmus".
    • Laurus subg. Euosmus Nutt., Gen. 1: 258. 1818.
  • Evelyna Raf., Sylva Tell. 164. 1838, nom. illeg. non Poepp. & Endl. (1836).

• Heterotypic
  • Pseudosassafras Lecomte, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 268. 1912.
    • Type species:  Pseudosassafras tzumu (Hemsl.) Lecomte
  • Yushunia Kamik.
    • Type species:  Yushunia randaiensis (Hayata) Kamik.

References

• Presl, J. in Berchtold, B.V. von & Presl, J. 1825. O Přirozenosti rostlin, aneb rostlinar 2: 30.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Sassafras. Published online. Accessed Sept. 12 2016.

• Nie, Z.L., Wen, J. & Sun, H. 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of Sassafras (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Plant Systematics and Evolution 267(1-4): 191–203. doi: 10.1007/s00606-007-0550-1 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2016. Sassafras . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Sept. 12.

Vernacular names

suomi: Sassafrasit

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