Here's some native Australian shrubs & trees that I looked up recently for those Australian Bees (like mees) who want the original saffy.
1. Eremophila longifolia
"Berrigan," "Emu bush," "Dogwood"
Grows in limestone soils, inland continental Aust. except Nth Queensland.
Shrub, up to 6m tall. Flowers nearly all year round.
Leaves contain safrole + methyleugenol, also tannins.
2. Zieria Smithii
"Sandfly zieria," "Sandfly bush," "Lanoline bush"
Grows in sandy forest & cleared areas, eastern coast from Victoria to Nth Queensland.
Small to tallish shrub. Flowers in spring.
Leaves contain safrole + methyleugenol + elemicin.
3. Atherosperma moschatum
"Sassafras"
Grows in rainforests and moist gullies of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Small to medium sized tree. Flowers in summer.
Bark contains safrole.
4. Cinnamomum laubatii
"Camphorwood," "Pepperberry," "Pepperwood," "Brown beech"
Grows in coastal rainforests in Nth Queensland.
Tree, up to 35m tall. Flowering time unspecified.
Bark contains safrole.
5. Doryphora aromatica
"Grey Sassafras," "Net sassafras," "Cheedingnan"
Grows in rainforests in Nth Queensland.
Tree, up to 35m tall. Flowering time unspecified.
Bark contains safrole.
6. Doryphora sassafras
"Sassafras," "Caalang," "Boobin," "Tdjeundegong"
Grows in rainforests of East NSW and Sth Queensland. (Also in Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.)
Large tree up to 35m tall. Flowers in early spring.
Leaves contain safrole.
7. Cinnamomum oliveri
"Sassafras," "Oliver's sassafras," "Camphorwood"
Grows in rainforests of Nth NSW and Sth Queensland.
Tall tree up to 45m tall. Flowers in late spring/early summer.
Depending on the chemical variety of the species, the bark contains either
a) Safrole + methyleugenol + camphor, or
b) Cinnamic aldehyde + eugenol
Ref:
Australia Medicinal Plants
Lassak & McCarthy, 1990
ISBN 1 86330 061 9