Lindera benzoin

N.A. Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume No information is available in the literature. ... 

The leaves, stems, and roots of most species in the laurel family are aromatic. The leaves are typically alternate, rather than opposite, to one another on the stem. The leaves are simple in that they consist of a single blade. The California laurel (JJmbellularia californica) and most tropical species in the Lauraceae have persistent leaves, which remain attached to the plant after they are no longer functional. Other species such as sassafras (Sassafras albidum) and spice bush (Lindera benzoin) have seasonally deciduous leaves, which fall off in the autumn, after they become nonfunctional. 

Scriber, J. M., Lederhouse, R. C. and Contardo, L. (1975a) Spicebush, Lindera benzoin, a little known foodplant of Papilio glaucus (Papilionidae). J. Lepid. Soc., 29, 10-14. 

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