Drimys

Drimys is a genus of seven 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.

==Species== Seven species are currently accepted. Drimys andina (syn. D. winteri var. andina) – southern and central Chile and adjacent Argentina Drimys angustifolia – southern Brazil Drimys brasiliensis – eastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia Drimys confertifolia – Juan Fernández Islands Drimys granadensis – southern Mexico south to Peru Drimys roraimensis – southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, possibly western Guyana Drimys winteri – southern and central Chile, southwestern Argentina