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Doryphora sassafras (Sassafras)

Synonyms: Atherosperma sassafras (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Doryphora sassafras, commonly known as Sassafras, Yellow-, Canary- or Golden sassafras, or Golden Deal, is a species of evergreen tree of the family Atherospermataceae native to the subtropical and temperate rainforests of eastern New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. It is a tall tree with green foliage and contrasting white flowers which occur in Autumn and Winter.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  970 lbf (440 kgf) Soft

Predators

Austrolecanium sassafras[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0