Daphnandra

Genus of flowering plants

Daphnandra
Daphnadra apatela at its southern limit of distribution, on an alluvial plain at private property, Martinsville, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Atherospermataceae
Genus: Daphnandra
Benth.[1]
Species

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Daphnandra is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Atherospermataceae, or formerly Monimiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.

There are six species, occurring in New South Wales and Queensland:[2]

  • Daphnandra apatela Schodde Socket wood, yellow wood, canary socketwood, satin wood
  • Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde Illawarra socketwood
  • Daphnandra melasmena Schodde
  • Daphnandra micrantha (Tul.) Benth.
  • Daphnandra repandula (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Sassafras, grey sassafras, northern sassafras, northern yellow sassafras, scentless sassafras, yellow sassafras
  • Daphnandra tenuipes J.R.Perkins, Red-flowered socketwood, socket sassafras

The generic name Daphnandra refers to a similarity of the anthers of the bay laurel. Greek daphne refers to the bay laurel, and andros from the Greek for man.

References

  1. ^ "Daphnandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Genus Daphandra". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
Taxon identifiers
Daphnandra


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