Lindera

For the moth genus which shares this name, see Lindera tessellatella.
"Spice bush" redirects here. The term may also refer to Triunia.

Lindera
Lindera melissifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Lindera
Thunb.
Species

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Synonyms
Dried fruits of Lindera neesiana used as spice
(coll.MHNT)

Lindera is a genus of about 80–100[1] species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America.[1][2] The species are shrubs and small trees;[2] common names include spicewood, spicebush, and Benjamin bush.

  1. ^ a b 1. Lindera Thunberg, Flora of North America
  2. ^ a b 5. Lindera Thunberg, Flora of China