LaurusL.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 369 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Medit.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Sardegna, Sicilia, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe

Introduced into:

Baleares, Great Britain, Ireland, Korea, Krym, North Caucasus, Portugal, Spain, Transcaucasus, Vietnam

Synonyms

Has 2 Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Includes 3 Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116534Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116532Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116533Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116539Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116535Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2599] NepalK001116537Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2599] NepalK001116536Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] IndiaK001132915Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2599] IndiaK001116540Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2599]K001116538Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0