Details of genus: Sassafras Nees et Eberm. [22]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Lauraceae
family_ja: クスノキ
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distribution_en: E.Asia (2), E. N.America (1)
description_en: Genus of 3 species of generally dioecious, deciduous trees from woodland and thickets in China, Taiwan, and North America. They are cultivated for their stately habit and glossy, aromatic foliage, which colours attractively in autumn. They have deeply fissured bark, and produce alternate, often 1- to 3-lobed, elliptic, oval, ovate, or obovate leaves. Clustered racemes of small, yellow-green flowers are borne in spring, either before or as the leaves emerge. Where plants of both sexes are grown together, the flowers on female plants are followed by ovoid fruits. Grow as specimen trees in a woodland garden or at woodland margins.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Take root cuttings in winter.
pests_en: Trouble free.
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20
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| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Lauraceae | クスノキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Lauraceae | クスノキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lauraceae | クスノキ科 | Show |