Drimys

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Canellales

Familia: Winteraceae
Subfamilia: Winteroideae
Genus: Drimys
Species: D. andina – D. angustifolia – D. brasiliensis – D. confertifolia – D. granadensis – D. roraimensis – D. winteri
Name

Drimys J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., 1775, nom. cons.

Typus: Drimys winteri J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., 1775.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Drimys sect. Eudrimys v. Tiegh.,Jour. de Bot. 14: 288. 1900.
Drimys sect. Wintera (Murr.) DC., Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 1: 443. 1817.
Wintera Murr., Syst. Veg., ed. 14 (J.A.Murray). 507. 1784.
Heterotypic
Drymis Juss.
Boique Molin. ex Endl., Enchir. Bot. 428, in syn. 1841.
Canella Domb. ex Endl., Enchir. Bot. 428, in syn. 1841, non P.Br.
Drimys sect. Monopleura v. Tiegh., Jour. de Bot. 14: 289. 1900.
Drimys sect. Polyacra v. Tiegh., Jour. de Bot. 14: 289. 1900.
Drimys sect. Polypleura v. Tiegh., Jour. de Bot. 14: 289. 1900.
Magallana Commers. ex DC., Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 1: 443, in syn. 1817, non Cav.
Magellania Commers. ex Lam., Encycl. 2: 330, in syn. 1786.
Winterana Sol. ex Endl., Enchir. Bot. 428, in syn. 1841, non L.
Temus Molina

References

Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A. 1775. Char. Gen. Pl. 42.
Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Oct 01 [1].
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Drimys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 2. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Drimys. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2022.

Drimys is a genus of about eight species of woody evergreen flowering plants, in the family Winteraceae. The species are native to the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to the southern tip of South America. They are primitive dicots, associated with the humid temperate Antarctic flora of the Southern Hemisphere, which evolved millions of years ago on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. Members of the family generally have aromatic bark and leaves, and some are used to extract essential oils.

Accepted species

Seven species are currently accepted.[1]

Drimys andina (Reiche) R.A.Rodr. & Quez. (syn. D. winteri var. andina) - southern and central Chile and adjacent Argentina
Drimys angustifolia Miers - southern Brazil
Drimys brasiliensis Miers - eastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia
Drimys confertifolia Phil. - Juan Fernández Islands
Drimys granadensis L.f. - southern Mexico south to Peru
Drimys roraimensis (A.C.Sm.) Ehrend., Silberb.-Gottsb. & Gottsb. - southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, possibly western Guyana
Drimys winteri J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. - southern and central Chile, southwestern Argentina

D. confertifolia is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands, 670 km off the Chilean coast, where it forms a dominant tree in the tall lowland forests and lower montane forests of the islands.

The genus formerly included a number of species from Australasia, including Tasmanian pepper (D. lanceolata). Recent botanical studies have led to a growing consensus of botanists to split the genus into two, with the Neotropical species remaining in genus Drimys, and the Australasian species classified in genus Tasmannia.[2]
References

Drimys J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 24 April 2022.

Doust, Andrew N. and Drinnan, Andrew N. 2004. Floral development and molecular phylogeny support the generic status of Tasmannia (Winteraceae). American Journal of Botany 91: 321-331, available online (pdf).

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