Everything about The Winteraceae totally explained
The
Winteraceae are a
family of
flowering plants. The family includes 120
species of
trees and
shrubs in 9
genera.
The Winteraceae are a mostly southern-hemisphere family associated with the
Antarctic flora, found in tropical to temperate climate regions of
Malesia,
Oceania, eastern
Australia,
New Zealand,
Madagascar and the
Neotropic. Many members of the family are fragrant, and are used to produce
essential oils.
Most of the genera are concentrated in Australasia and Malesia.
Drimys is found in the Neotropic ecozone, from southern
Mexico to the subarctic forests of southern
South America.
Takhtajania includes a single species,
T. perrieri, endemic to Madagascar. The family disappeared from the
African fossil record roughly 24 million years ago. The Winteraceae are characteristic of the
Antarctic flora, which has its origins in the southern portion of the ancient supercontinent of
Gondwana, and is generally found in humid temperate and subtropical regions of the southern hemisphere, and at higher elevations in the humid tropics.
Winter's Bark (
Drimys winteri), a slender tree native to the
Magellanic and
Valdivian temperate rain forests of
Chile and
Argentina, is grown as a garden plant for its handsome and fragrant
mahogany-red bark and bright-green leaves, and its clusters of creamy white
jasmine-scented flowers.
Tasmannia lanceolata, known as Tasmanian pepper, is grown as an
ornamental shrub, and is increasingly being used as a condiment.
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