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090.0000 Family Lauraceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 80 (1789), nom. cons.
55 genera, ca. 3300 spp. Systematics taken from Song et al. (2019)
Species listed in database: 3380
= Cassythaceae Bartl. ex Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 15 (1833), nom. cons.
= Perseaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 61 (1834)
090.0902 Genus Litsea Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 574 (1792)
Distribution: tropics and subtropics, mostly Asia, several Australia and Pacific islands, few Central and Northern America, none native in Africa
Species listed in database: 390
= Adenodaphne S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 385 (1921)
= Berrya Klein ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 840 (1800), in syn.
= Bistania Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(4): 64 (1790)
= Cylicodaphne Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 61 (1831), & Laurin. Expos. 18 (1833)
= Darwinia Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 31 (1818)
= Decapenta Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 165 (1838)
= Dipliathus Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 1355 (1838)
= Fiwa J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 2(1): 745 (1791)
= Heckeria Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 165 (1838)
= Hexanthus Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 195 (1790)
= Iteadaphne Blume; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 365 (1851)
= Iteadaphne Blume; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 365 (1851)
= Lepidadenia Nees; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 379 (1833), et Laurin. Expos. 19 (1833)
= Malapoenna Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 447 (1763)
= Pipalia Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 456 (1812)
= Pseudolitsea Yen C.Yang; J. W. China Border Res. Soc. 15B: 83 (1945)
= Quinquedula Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5: ed. I. Art. 4: 3 (1790)
= Sebifera Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 637 (1790)
= Tetranthera Jacq.; Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 59, t. 113 (1797)
= Tomex Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 3: 65 (1783)

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