The Parent order is - Laurales
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Woody Family Lauraceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Laurel FamilySynonyms -
Authority - Juss.Total Number of genera - 55
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 4000
Plant forms - Trees. Shrub, some Lianes
World Distribution - World-wide, mostly from warm or tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and Brazil.
Comments - Listed under Magoliales. Classification within the Lauraceae remains unresolved Most are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs, but Sassafras and one or two other genera are deciduous, and Cassytha is a genus of parasitic vines. Has commercial wood, many of them quite attractive. The hard wood of several species is a source for timber around the world.


Woody Genera of Lauraceae

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1 - Acrodiclidium.
2 - Actinodaphne.
3 - Aiouea.
4 - Alseodaphne.
5 - Aniba.
6 - Apollonias.
7 - Aspindostemon.
8 - Beilschmeidia.
9 - Beilschmiedia.
10 - Caryodaphnopsis.
11 - Cassytha.
12 - Chlorocardium.
13 - Cinnamomum.
14 - Clinostemon.
15 - Cryptocarya.
16 - Cyanodaphne.
17 - Dehassia.
18 - Endiandra.
19 - Endlicheria.
20 - Eusideroxylon.
21 - Huertea.
22 - Hufelandia.
23 - Hypodaphnis.
24 - Iozoste.
25 - Lauraceae.
26 - Laurus.
27 - Licaria.
28 - Litsea.
29 - Macarisia.
30 - Machilus.
31 - Mezilaurus.
32 - Nectandra.
33 - Neolitsea.
34 - Nothaphoebe = Alseodaphne.
35 - Ocotea.
36 - Persea.
37 - Phoebe.
38 - Pleurothyrium.
39 - Ravensara.
40 - Sassafras.
41 - Sassafridium.
42 - Sextonia.
43 - Tetranthera.
44 - Tylostemon.
45 - Umbellularia.



End of Listing Woody Families of Lauraceae