Sassafras tzumu
| Sassafras tzumu | |
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| Sassafras tzumu, Zhejiang, China | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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| Chinese | 檫木 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | sassafras tree | ||||||||||||
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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. It grows in either sparse or dense forests habitat types, at altitudes of 100–1,900 meters (330–6,230 ft).