Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. They are dicotyledons, and occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America. Many are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs, but some, such as Sassafras, are deciduous, or include both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, especially in tropical and temperate climates. The genus Cassytha is unique in the Lauraceae in that its members are parasitic vines. Most laurels are highly poisonous.
Betula nigra, the black birch, river birch or water birch, is a species of birch native to the Eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and west to Texas. It is one of the few heat-tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold-weather trees which do not thrive in USDA Zone 6 and up. B. nigra commonly occurs in floodplains and swamps.
Neolitsea is a genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the laurel family Lauraceae. They range from Indo-Malaysia to East Asia to Australia. The leaves are alternate, clustered, or verticillate, rarely subopposite. Species are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.
Actinodaphne bourneae is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Actinodaphne fragilis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Alseodaphne paludosa is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Beilschmiedia insignis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Beilschmiedia membranacea is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. As of May 2017, it was classified as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List and is believed to be in Taman Negara
Lindera wrayi is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Litsea claviflora is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Litsea curtisii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Litsea hirsutissima is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Litsea nigrescens is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to India.
Litsea travancorica is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree that grows from 7 to 10 metres tall. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It grows in semi-evergreen and evergreen montane rain forests from 800 to 1,200 metres elevation.
Neolitsea kedahense is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Kedah in Peninsular Malaysia. It belongs to lower risk bracket of the conservation status.
Neolitsea mollissima is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is known from a single collection; it is endemic to Perak in Peninsular Malaysia.
Nothaphoebe kingiana is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Phoebe scortechinii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Cinnamomum osmophloeum, commonly known as pseudocinnamomum or indigenous cinnamon, is a medium-sized evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is native to broad-leaved forests of central and northern Taiwan.
α-Cadinol or 10α-hydroxy-4-cadinene is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol.
