Sassafras tzumi

The Chinese sassafras is in the laurelor Lauraceae family and is native to China (provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang). It is a deciduous tree reaching a height of up to 35 meters.

• Leaves are alternate, gray-green, ovate or obovate, 9–18 cm long and 6–10 cm broad with 2-7 centimeter, slender, reddish petioles. Leaves may be two-lobed or three-lobed.
• Flowers are yellow and are about 4 mm across.
• Fruit is a waxy, blue-black drupe 1 cm long containing a single seed.