Lindera comprises trees or shrubs that can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are characterized by their fragrant foliage and produce small, star-shaped, dioecious flowers that appear in axillary umbels during the spring. Pollinated female plants will later develop glossy berries.

Lindera

Lindera aggregata is a small evergreen tree, typically reaching heights of around 5 meters. Its leaves resemble those of poplar trees, featuring a glossy green surface and a glaucous underside, which is initially covered in fine golden hairs. In early spring, the tree produces clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, each measuring approximately 1 cm in diameter. If pollinated by a male plant, female specimens will bear black fruit in the autumn.

Lindera aggregata

Lindera angustifolia is a sizeable, multi-stemmed shrub that can eventually grow into a small tree. Its leaves are slender, pointed, and emit a pleasant fragrance, displaying a vibrant array of autumn colors ranging from yellow and orange to red and maroon. These leaves transition to a pale brown hue and persist on the plant until the arrival of spring. In early spring, this species produces clusters of pale yellow-green flowers, which, on female specimens, give way to glossy, round black berries by late summer.

Lindera angustifolia

Lindera angustifolia var. angustifolia

Lindera angustifolia var. glabra

Lindera assamica

Lindera benzoin is a deciduous shrub that typically reaches heights of up to 3 meters. It features upright branches and oval leaves that are dark green and emit a pleasant fragrance. In the fall, the foliage transforms to a bright yellow. In spring, small, star-like yellow flowers bloom, giving way to red berries on the female specimens.

Lindera benzoin

Lindera chienii is a spreading shrub or small tree that typically reaches a height of around 5 meters. Its narrow, dark green leaves can grow up to 15 centimeters in length and transition to shades of pale yellow and orange-red during the autumn months. In early spring, this species produces abundant clusters of small, greenish-yellow flowers arranged in large umbels. Female plants will bear bright red berries, provided they have been pollinated by a male specimen.

Lindera chienii

Lindera communis is a sizable evergreen shrub or a small tree, typically reaching heights of around 4 meters. Its leaves are arranged alternately, featuring leathery, elliptical shapes with a grey-green hue that transitions to yellow-brown as they mature. In spring, this plant produces yellow flowers in clusters, which are followed by yellow-brown berries that develop into red fruits on female plants, provided they have been pollinated by a male specimen.

Lindera communis

Lindera cubeba

Lindera erythrocarpa

Lindera glauca

Lindera kariensis

Lindera latifolia

Lindera megaphylla

Lindera meissneri

Lindera melissifolia

Lindera metcalfiana var. dictyophylla

Lindera nacusua var. nacusua

Lindera neesiana

Lindera obtusiloba is a substantial deciduous shrub that can reach heights of up to 6 meters. This dioecious species features broad leaves that are typically three-lobed at the apex, transforming into a vivid butter-yellow hue during the fall. In spring, small clusters of mustard-yellow flowers emerge on bare branches, leading to the formation of glossy, spherical berries that are reddish-brown on female plants.

Lindera obtusiloba

Lindera obtusiloba 'Spring Purple'

Lindera obtusiloba from Korea

Lindera obtusiloba var. heterophylla

Lindera obtusiloba var. obtusiloba

Lindera praecox

Lindera praecox from north Japan

Lindera praecox from south Japan

Lindera praecox var. pubescens

Lindera praetermissa

Lindera pulcherrima

Lindera reflexa

Lindera rubronervia

Lindera sericea is a shrub or small tree that typically reaches a height of around 4 meters. Its young branchlets are yellowish-green, transitioning to a reddish-brown hue as they mature, and the foliage consists of narrow, dark green leaves that can grow up to 20 cm in length, turning yellow in the fall. In spring, before the leaves emerge, small clusters of 4 to 7 yellow flowers bloom. Female plants produce black berries if they are pollinated by a male counterpart.

Lindera sericea

Lindera sericea var. lancea

Lindera strychnifolia

Lindera supracostata

Lindera tonkinensis is a slender, evergreen shrub or small tree that typically reaches a height of around 5 meters. It features long, narrow leaves that can grow up to 14 centimeters in length, characterized by a papery texture and orange bristle-like hairs along the prominent veins on the underside. During the transition from mid-autumn to early spring, this plant produces yellow flowers either individually or in small clusters from the leaf axils. Female plants, when pollinated by a male, will develop small black fruit from late spring to late summer.

Lindera tonkinensis

Lindera triloba is a deciduous shrub that typically grows to about 3 meters tall. Its leaves are thin, tri-lobed, and oval, displaying a vibrant green in the summer that transitions to deep yellows and oranges during the fall. In spring, clusters of small, fragrant yellow flowers bloom on the bare branches. Female plants produce large, round, green fruits in the autumn.