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''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. ;Selected species *''Drimys andina'' (Reiche) R.A.Rodr. & Quez. (syn. ''D. winteri'' var. ''andina'') - Chile and adjacent Argentina *''Drimys brasiliensis'' Miers - southern Brazil to southern Mexico *''Drimys confertifolia'' Phil. - Juan Fernández Islands *''Drimys granadensis'' L.f. - southern Mexico south to Peru *''Drimys winteri'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. - southern 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'' (Doust et al. 2004). ==References and external links== *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). *(Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena: ''Drimys'' ) *(Chilebosque: ''Drimys winteri'' ) *(Chilebosque: ''Drimys andina'' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drimys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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