Lindera

For the moth genus which shares this name, see Lindera (moth).

Lindera
Lindera melissifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Lindera
Thunb.
Type species
Lindera umbellata
Thunb.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Aperula Blume
  • Benzoe Fabr.
  • Benzoin Nees
  • Calosmon J.Presl
  • Daphnidium Nees
  • Evelyna Raf.
  • Omphalodaphne (Blume) Nakai
  • Ozanthes Raf.
  • Parabenzoin Nakai
  • Polyadenia Nees
  • Sinosassafras H.W.Li

Lindera is a genus of about 80–100 species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America. The species are shrubs and small trees; common names include spicewood, spicebush, and Benjamin bush.

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