View source for Sassafras ← Sassafras You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Sassafras |accepted_authority=J. Presl in F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl. |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=in F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl., Prir. Rostlin |place=2: 30, 67. 1825 |year=1825 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Lauraceae;Sassafras |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Lauraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Sassafras]]</div></div> |etymology=Spanish sasafras |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form"><b>Trees,</b> deciduous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="bark coloration;bark odor;bark width;bark architecture;trunk life cycle"><b>Bark </b>redbrown, aromatic, thick, furrowed on old trunks.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf odor"><b>Leaves </b>alternate, aromatic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf-blade architecture;leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade shape;basal vein texture"><b>Leaf-</b>blade pinnately veined, lobed or unlobed, basal veins more strongly developed than distal ones, papery;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="surface pubescence;surface pubescence;surface pubescence">surfaces abaxially glaucous, glabrous or slightly pubescent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="domatium presence">domatia absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="leaf life cycle;terminal bud position relational;terminal raceme position relational;terminal racemose-panicle position relational;bract quantity;bract arrangement or course or shape"><b>Inflorescences </b>appearing before or with young leaves, situated in axils of bracts surrounding terminal buds, racemes or racemose-panicles, flowers subtended by 1 linear bract.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower architecture;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>unisexual, staminate and pistillate on different plants;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="tepal duration;tepal coloration;tepal variability;tepal pubescence">tepals deciduous, yellowish, equal, pubescent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="flower architecture;stamen quantity;anther architecture or structure in adjective form;anther architecture;anther dehiscence"><b>Staminate </b>flowers: stamens 9, anthers 4-locular, 4-valved, introrse.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="flower architecture;staminode presence;staminode presence"><b>Pistillate </b>flowers: staminodes absent or present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="flower architecture;ovary shape">ovary ovoid.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="drupe coloration;drupe shape;drupe location;cupule depth;cupule relief"><b>Drupe </b>blue, ovoid, seated in shallow, single-rimmed cupule.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Asia |discussion=<p>Species 2 or 3 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Sassafras |author=Henk van der Werff |authority=J. Presl in F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl. |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Lauraceae |distribution=North America;Asia |reference=None |publication title=in F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl., Prir. Rostlin |publication year=1825 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V3/V3_1062.xml |genus=Sassafras |anther architecture=4-valved |anther architecture or structure in adjective form=4-locular |anther dehiscence=introrse |bark architecture=furrowed |bark coloration=redbrown |bark odor=aromatic |bark width=thick |basal vein texture=papery |bract arrangement or course or shape=linear |bract quantity=1 |cupule depth=shallow |cupule relief=single-rimmed |domatium presence=absent |drupe coloration=blue |drupe location=seated |drupe shape=ovoid |flower architecture=pistillate;pistillate;staminate;pistillate;staminate |flower reproduction=unisexual |leaf arrangement=alternate |leaf life cycle=young |leaf odor=aromatic |leaf-blade architecture=veined |leaf-blade shape=unlobed;lobed |ovary shape=ovoid |stamen quantity=9 |staminode presence=absent;absent |surface pubescence=pubescent;glabrous;glaucous |tepal coloration=yellowish |tepal duration=deciduous |tepal pubescence=pubescent |tepal variability=equal |terminal bud position relational=surrounding |terminal raceme position relational=surrounding |terminal racemose-panicle position relational=surrounding |trunk life cycle=old |whole_organism duration=deciduous |whole_organism growth form=tree }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Lauraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Lauraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Sassafras.