| Calycanthaceae | |
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| Calycanthus floridus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Angiosperms |
| Class: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Calycanthaceae |
| Genera | |
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Calycanthus |
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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:
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.