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Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Sassafras
Species: S. albidum – S. randaiense – S. tzumu
Paleospecies: †S. hesperia
Name

Sassafras J.Presl in Bercht. & J.Presl, Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 2: 30. 1825.

Type species: Sassafras officinarum J.Presl = Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, Syst. Laur. 490. 1836
Synonyms

Homotypic
Euosmus (Nutt.) Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 87. 1828, as "Evosmus".
Laurus subg. Euosmus Nutt., Gen. 1: 258. 1818.
Evelyna Raf., Sylva Tell. 164. 1838, nom. illeg. non Poepp. & Endl. (1836).
Heterotypic
Pseudosassafras Lecomte, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 268. 1912.
Type species: Pseudosassafras tzumu (Hemsl.) Lecomte
Yushunia Kamik.
Type species: Yushunia randaiensis (Hayata) Kamik.

References
Primary references

Presl, J.S. in Berchtold, F.W.v. & Presl, J.S. 1825. O Přirozenosti rostlin, aneb rostlinar 2: 30.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2016. Sassafras. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2016.
Nie, Z.L., Wen, J. & Sun, H. 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of Sassafras (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Plant Systematics and Evolution 267(1-4): 191–203. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0550-1 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Sassafras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Sept. 12.

Vernacular names
español: Sasafrás
suomi: Sassafrasit
polski: Sasafras, sasafran

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