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Sassafras (sassafras)
Taxonomy
Sassafras was named by Nees (1831). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lauraceae by Knowlton (1919), Brown (1959) and Liu et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Lauraceae by Knowlton (1919), Brown (1959) and Liu et al. (1996).
Species
S. acutilobum, S. angustilobum, S. bilobatum, S. burpeana, S. dissectum, S. giganteum, S. hastatum, S. latilobum (syn. S. mirabilis), S. mudgii, S. papillosum, S. parvifolium, S. platanoides, S. potomacensis, S. primordiale, S. progenitor, S. recurvatum, S. selwynii, S. subintegrifolium, S. thermale
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1831 | Sassafras Nees p. 418 |
| 1919 | Sassafras Knowlton |
| 1959 | Sassafras Brown p. 128 |
| 1996 | Sassafras Liu et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Sassafras Nees 1831 [sassafras]
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†Sassafras acutilobum Lesquereux 1874
†Sassafras angustilobum Hollick 1906
†Sassafras bilobatum Fontaine 1889
†Sassafras burpeana Dawson 1885
†Sassafras dissectum Lesquereux 1883
†Sassafras giganteum Gould 1900
†Sassafras hastatum Newberry 1895
†Sassafras latilobum Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Sassafras mirabilis Lesquereux 1872 [synonym]
†Sassafras mudgii Lesquereux 1868
†Sassafras papillosum Lesquereux 1891
†Sassafras parvifolium Fontaine 1889
†Sassafras platanoides Lesquereux 1883
†Sassafras potomacensis Berry 1911
†Sassafras primordiale Lesquereux 1891
†Sassafras progenitor Newberry 1894
†Sassafras recurvatum Lesquereux 1874
†Sassafras selwynii Dawson 1880
†Sassafras subintegrifolium Lesquereux 1868
†Sassafras thermale Brown 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available