Widespread in subtropical and tropical regions, especially in Brazil and SE Asia. As the source of cinnamon, sassafras, camphor, avocado and laurel.
Family is highly aromatic.
Yellow or greenish, actinomorphic, perfect or unisexual, small. Inflorescence as cymes, heads, panicles, racemes or spikes. Perigynous or sometimes epigynous. A berry or drupe. Seed has large, oily embryo.