Daphnandra

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Plant  information

Common name:                Socketwood

• The term "socketwood" is from the related species Daphnandra apatela

• A feature of which is where larger branchlets meet the main trunk

• This joining resembles a "ball and socket" type joint

Conservation status:  ...

Etymology:   

• The 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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• The genus is endemic to Australia

• There are six species, occurring in NSW and Queensland

Species:                     

• World:           6

• Australia:     6

Additional notes:     

• Species:

  • Daphnandra apatela Socket wood, yellow wood, canary socketwood, satin wood

  • Daphnandra johnsonii Illawarra socketwood

  • Daphnandra melasmena 

  • Daphnandra micrantha 

  • Daphnandra repandula Sassafras, grey sassafras, northern sassafras, northern yellow sassafras, scentless sassafras, yellow sassafras

  • Daphnandra tenuipes Red-flowered socketwood, socket sassafras

Sources of information:

•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnandra (Jan 2024)