Beilschmiedia

Beilschmiedia
Beilschmiedia tawa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Nees
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Afrodaphne Stapf
  • Anaueria Kosterm.
  • Bellota Gay
  • Bernieria Baill.
  • Boldu Nees
  • Hufelandia Nees
  • Lauromerrillia C.K.Allen
  • Nesodaphne Hook.f.
  • Purkayasthaea Purkay.
  • Thouvenotia Danguy
  • Tylostemon Engl.
  • Wimmeria Nees

Beilschmiedia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Lauraceae. Most of its species grow in tropical climates, but a few of them are native to temperate regions, and they are widespread in tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.[2] The best-known species to gardeners in temperate areas are B. berteroana and B. miersii because of their frost tolerance. Seeds of B. bancroftii were used as a source of food by Australian Aborigines.[3] Timbers of some species are very valuable.

  1. ^ Beilschmiedia Nees. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Werff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Australian aborigines from Rainforests". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-21.