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Sassafras

tree genus
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  • camphor tree
    Laurales
    / Distribution and abundance

    Sassafras, one of the few economically important genera of the family, has two species in eastern Asia and one in eastern North America; oil of sassafras was once used medicinally, and Amerindians made a tea from the bark and twigs. The family is of great…

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    Sassafras, one of the few economically important genera of the family, has two species in eastern Asia and one in eastern North America; oil of sassafras was once used medicinally, and Amerindians made a tea from the bark and twigs. The family is of great…

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