Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
LINDERA Thunberg, Nova Gen. Pl. 64. 1783, nom. cons. vs. Benzoin Boerhaave ex Schaeffer 1760, et vs. Lindera Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Lindera umbellata Thunberg
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindera benzoin | NORTHERN SPICEBUSH | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Lindera melissifolia | SOUTHERN SPICEBUSH; PONDBERRY | Native Endangered-State Endangered-US FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Lindera subcoriacea | BOG SPICEBUSH | Native Endangered-State OBL (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blade somewhat leathery, broadly rounded to obtuse at the tip, larger blades usually <8 cm long and <4 cm wide, young leaves faintly aromatic when crushed, becoming essentially odorless with age
1. Leaf blade membranous, acute to acuminate at the tip, larger blades usually >8 cm long and >4 cm long, crushed leaves strongly aromatic throughout growing season
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2. Shrubs or small trees, usually taller than 1 m; leaves horizontal to mostly ascending, the blade obovate, base cuneate, apex acuminate on larger leaves; fruiting pedicels of previous season not persistent on stem, not conspicuously enlarged at apex
2. Low shrubs rarely over 1.5 m tall; leaves drooping, the blade elliptic to ovate, base rounded to widely cuneate, apex acute; fruiting pedicels of previous season persistent on stem, enlarged at apex
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aperula | Aperula Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 365. 1851. | TYPE: Aperula polyantha (Blume) Blume (Laurus polyantha Blume) Lectotypified by Kostermans, J. Sci. Res. (Jakarta) 1: 126. 1952. | |
| Benzoin | Benzoin Boerhaave ex Schaeffer, Bot. Exped. 60. 1760, nom. rej. vs. Lindera Thunberg 1783. | TYPE: Benzoin odoriferum C. Nees von Esenbeck (Laurus benzoin Linnaeus) | |
| Calosmon | Calosmon Berchtold & J. Presl, Prir. Rostl. 2: 71. 1825. | TYPE: = Benzoin Boerhaave ex Schaeffer 1760. | |
| Daphnidium | Daphnidium C. Nees von Esenbeck, in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61, 63. 1831. | TYPE: Diphnidium melastomataceum C. Nees von Esenbeck Lectotypified by Kostermans, J. Sci. Res. (Jakarta) 1: 114. 1952. | |
| Ozanthes | Ozanthes Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 133. 1838. | TYPE: = Benzoin Boerhaave ex Schaeffer 1760. | |
| Polyadenia | Polyadenia C. Nees von Esenbeck, in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 61, 62. 1831. | TYPE: Polyadenia reticulata C. Nees von Esenbeck Lectotypified by Meissner, in de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 232. 1864. |