| Daphnandra | |
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| Daphnandra apatela at its southern limit of distribution, on an alluvial plain at private property, Martinsville, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Atherospermataceae |
| Genus: | Daphnandra Benth.1 |
| Species | |
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Daphnandra is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Atherospermataceae, or formerly Monimiaceae. The genus is endemic to eastern Australia.
There are seven species2 native to New South Wales and Queensland:3
- Daphnandra apatela Schodde – Socket wood, yellow wood, canary socketwood, satin wood
- Daphnandra dielsii Perkins
- Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde – Illawarra socketwood
- Daphnandra melasmena Schodde – socketwood or black-leaved socketwood
- Daphnandra micrantha (Tul.) Benth. – socketwood or Manning River socketwood
- Daphnandra repandula (F.Muell.) F.Muell. – Sassafras, grey sassafras, northern sassafras, northern yellow sassafras, scentless sassafras, yellow sassafras (synonym of Atherosperma repandulum)
- Daphnandra tenuipes J.R.Perkins – Red-flowered socketwood, socket sassafras
The generic name Daphnandra refers to a similarity of the anthers of the bay laurel. Greek daphne refers to the bay laurel, and andros 'man'.
References
References
- "Daphnandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- "Daphnandra Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- "Genus Daphandra". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2009.