Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
LINDERA Thunberg, Nova Gen. Pl. 64. 1783, nom. cons. vs. Benzoin Boerhaave ex Schaeffer 1760, et vs. Lindera Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Lindera umbellata Thunberg
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Lindera benzoin | Northern Spicebush | |||
| Lindera melissifolia | Southern Spicebush, Pondberry | |||
| Lindera subcoriacea | Bog Spicebush |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade somewhat leathery, broadly rounded to obtuse at the tip, larger blades usually <8 cm long and <4 cm wide, young leaves faintly aromatic when crushed, becoming essentially odorless with age
1. Leaf blade membranous, acute to acuminate at the tip, larger blades usually >8 cm long and >4 cm long, crushed leaves strongly aromatic throughout growing season
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2. Shrubs or small trees, usually taller than 1 m; leaves horizontal to mostly ascending, the blade obovate, base cuneate, apex acuminate on larger leaves; fruiting pedicels of previous season not persistent on stem, not conspicuously enlarged at apex
2. Low shrubs rarely over 1.5 m tall; leaves drooping, the blade elliptic to ovate, base rounded to widely cuneate, apex acute; fruiting pedicels of previous season persistent on stem, enlarged at apex
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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| No synonyms found. | |||