Sassafras tzumu

Sassafras tzumu
Sassafras tzumu, Zhejiang, China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Sassafras
Species:
S. tzumu
Binomial name
Sassafras tzumu
(Hemsl.) Hemsl.
Synonyms
  • Lindera camphorata H.Lév.
  • Lindera tzumu Hemsl.
  • Litsea laxiflora Hemsl.
  • Pseudosassafras laxiflorum (Hemsl.) Nakai
  • Pseudosassafras tzumu (Hemsl.) Lecomte
Sassafras tzumu
Chinese檫木
Literal meaningsassafras tree
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinchámù
Wade–Gileschʻa2 mu4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcaat3 muk6

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]

  1. ^ Wiersema, John; León, Blanca (February 26, 1999). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. CRC Press. p. 616. ISBN 978-0849321191.
  2. ^ Zhengyi, Wu; Raven, Peter; Deyuan, Hong, eds. (December 9, 2008). Flora of China, Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Vol. 7. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-1930723818.