Sassafras family : MONIMIACEAE (MAGNOLIIDAE) in Australia
including Atherospermataceae and Winteraceae

Flower
Families
Flowers in Australia
 
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe
 
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes


Doryphora sassafras
Sassafras
Wyee, September 2007

Wilkiea austroqueenslandica
Smooth Wilkea
Photo: courtesy of Kath Vail,
Inner Pocket, March 2011

The plants in MONIMIACEAE are preferred foodplants for the caterpillars of some Australian Butterflies including:


Euschemon rafflesia

Hypochrysops miskini

Graphium choredon

Graphium macleayanum

and moth caterpillars including


Bracca matutinata

Bracca rotundata

Ectropis bispinaria

Thallogama corticola

Archephanes zalosema

Aenetus eximia

Aenetus scotti

Epiphyas xylodes

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Australian
Australian Butterflies
butterflies
Australian
Australian caterpillars
Lepidoptera
Australian
Australian Moths
moths

(updated 4 January 2013, 1 March 2023)