Daphnandra
Introduction '''''Daphnandra''''' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Atherospermataceae, or formerly Monimiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.There are six species, occurring in New South Wales and Queensland: *''Daphnandra apatela'' Schodde Socket wood, yellow wood, canary socketwood, satin wood *''Daphnandra johnsonii'' Schodde Illawarra socketwood*''Daphnandra melasmena'' Schodde*''Daphnandra micrantha'' (Tul.) Benth. *''Daphnandra repandula'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Sassafras, grey sassafras, northern sassafras, northern yellow sassafras, scentless sassafras, yellow sassafras*''Daphnandra tenuipes'' J.R.Perkins, Red-flowered socketwood, socket sassafrasThe generic name ''Daphnandra'' refers to a similarity of the anthers of the bay laurel. Greek ''daphne'' refers to the bay laurel, and ''andros'' from the Greek for man.
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