Mespilodaphne

Mespilodaphne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Mespilodaphne Nees
Species1
9; see text
Synonyms1
Dendrodaphne Beurl. Sassafridium Meisn.

Mespilodaphne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central and northern South America to northern Brazil and Peru.¹

Nine species are accepted.¹

• Mespilodaphne cymbarum (Kunth) Trofimov
• Mespilodaphne fragrantissima (Ducke) Trofimov
• Mespilodaphne ligulata (van der Werff) van der Werff
• Mespilodaphne macrophylla (Beurl.) Trofimov
• Mespilodaphne morae (Gómez-Laur.) Trofimov
• Mespilodaphne paradoxa (Mez) Hammel
• Mespilodaphne quixos (Lam.) Rohwer
• Mespilodaphne staminea (Griseb.) Trofimov
• Mespilodaphne veraguensis (Meisn.) Rohwer