Daphnandra
Genus of flowering plants
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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.
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| Daphnadra apatela at its southern limit of distribution, on an alluvial plain at private property, Martinsville, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Atherospermataceae |
| Genus: | Daphnandra Benth.[1] |
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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 (synonym of Atherosperma repandulum)
- 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 'man'.
