Family · Magnoliids & basal

Atherospermataceae

southern sassafras

Aromatic evergreen trees of southern-hemisphere temperate forests, some yielding fragrant, spicy bark and timber.

Accepted species: 17accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 7accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈48 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Atherosperma (southern sassafras)
Laurelia

Genera

Daphnandra7 spp.
Dryadodaphne3 spp.
Doryphora2 spp.
Laurelia2 spp.
Atherosperma1 spp.
Laureliopsis1 spp.
Nemuaron1 spp.

Where it grows

Australasia12
Southern America2
Asia-Tropical2
Pacific1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Atherospermataceae sits in the order Laurales.