Sassafras tzumu | |
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Sassafras tzumu, Zhejiang, China | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Sassafras |
Species: | S. tzumu
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Binomial name | |
Sassafras tzumu (Hemsl.) Hemsl.
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Synonyms | |
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Sassafras tzumu | |||||||||||||
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Chinese | 檫木 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | sassafras tree | ||||||||||||
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Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras, Cha mu) is a species of Sassafras native to China, in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang.[1] It grows in either sparse or dense forests habitat types, at altitudes of 100–1900 meters (330–3000 ft).[2]