Winteraceae
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Belliolum Drimys Bubbia Exospermum Pseudowintera Takhtajania Tasmannia Tetrathalamus Zygogynum |
The Winteraceae are a family of flowering plants. The family includes 120 species in 9 genera.
The Winteraceae occur from tropical to temperate climate regions, including Malesia, Oceania, eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the Neotropic. Many members of the family are fragrant, and are used to produce essential oils.
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.