Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
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

Primary references

• Presl, J.S. in Berchtold, F.W.v. & Presl, J.S. 1825. O Prirozenosti Rostlin aneb rostlinar, obsahugjcj popsanj a wyobrazenj 2: 30.

Additional references

• 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 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sassafras in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Sassafras. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Sassafras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2016.

Vernacular names

español: Sasafrás
suomi: Sassafrasit
polski: Sasafras, sasafran

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