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Calycanthaceae

The Calycanthaceae (sweetshrub or spicebush family) is a small family of flowering plants included in the order Laurales. The family contains four genera and only 6-11 species, restricted to warm temperate and tropical regions: Calycanthus (2-4 species; western and southeastern North America)
Chimonanthus (3-6 species; eastern Asia)
Idiospermum (1 species; Queensland, Australia)
Sinocalycanthus (1 species; eastern Asia)

They are aromatic deciduous shrubs growing to 2-4 m tall, except for Idiospermum, which is a large evergreen tree. The flowers are white to red, with spirally arranged tepals.

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The word "Calycanthaceae" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmål), Portuguese, Serbian.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Sazaníkovité, German: Gewürzstrauchgewächse, Korean: 받침꽃과, Lithuanian: Kalikantiniai, Japanese: ロウバイ科, Russian: Каликантовые, Swedish: Kryddbuskeväxter, Vietnamese: Họ Lạp mai, Chinese: 蜡梅科.


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