Lauraceae Juss.
Fls small, us. in cymes or racemes, perfect to unisexual; calyx 6-lobed; stamens in 4 whorls, 4th whorl aborted; anthers 2-4-valved, opening from base by flaps. Ovary 1-celled; ovule 1, pend. Aromatic trees and shrubs, rarely parasitic twining lianes; lvs us. alt., exstipulate, gland-dotted. About 40 genera and 1000 spp., mainly tropical and subtropical.
