- Calycanthaceae
taxobox
name = Calycanthaceae
image_caption = "Calycanthus floridus"
regnum =Plant ae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperm s
unranked_classis =Magnoliid s
ordo =Laurales
familia = Calycanthaceae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Calycanthus "
"Chimonanthus "
"Idiospermum "
"Sinocalycanthus (Chinese Sweetshrub)"
|The Calycanthaceae (sweetshrub or spicebush family) is a small family of
flowering plant s included in the orderLaurales . The family contains four genera and only 6-11 species, restricted to warm temperate and tropical regions:
* "Calycanthus " (2-4 species; western and southeasternNorth America )
* "Chimonanthus " (3-6 species; easternAsia )
* "Idiospermum " (1 species;Queensland ,Australia )
* "Sinocalycanthus " (1 species; easternAsia )They are aromatic
deciduous shrub s growing to 2-4 m tall, except for "Idiospermum", which is a largeevergreen tree . Theflower s are white to red, with spirally arrangedtepal s.References
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/calycant.htm Calycanthaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10148 "Flora of North America": Calycanthaceae]
* [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume07/Calycanthaceae-CAS_edited.htm "Flora of China" Draft text of Calycanthaceae]
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