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Laurus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 369 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000020759.

Literature

Synonyms of Laurus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Adaphus Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 240 (1790) wfo-4000044151
Appella Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 84 (1763) wfo-4000044152

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Laurus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus amygdalina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2585. 1830 wfo-0000364328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus bilocularis Roxb. Hort. Bengal. [30]; Fl. Ind. ii. 311. wfo-0000364342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus bowiei Hook. J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 419, t. 28. 1842 wfo-0000364348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus caroliniensis var. glabra Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 276. 1813 [Dec 1813] as carolinensis wfo-0001393531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus caroliniensis var. obtusa Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 276. 1813 [Dec 1813] wfo-0001393532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus catesbaei Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 449. 1805 [1 Apr-15 Jun 1805] wfo-0000364302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus crucifolia Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 19. 1790 wfo-0000364431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus diospyros Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 276 1813 — wfo-0000364443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus firma Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2597. 1830 wfo-0000364442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus gracilis hort. ex G.Don Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 160. 1830 wfo-0000364317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus iners Reinw. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). ii. 73. wfo-0000364372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus involucrata J.Koenig in Retz. Obs. vi. 27. wfo-0000364392
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus latifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 343. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] wfo-0000363987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus lucida Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2590. 1830 wfo-0000364401
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus maderensis Lam. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 449. 1792 [13 Feb 1792] wfo-0000364409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus maxima Salzm. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 83, 237. 1864 [May 1864] wfo-0000364400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus ocotea Rich. Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 108. 1792 [Oct 1792] wfo-0000364170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus pedunculata Thunb. Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 174. 1784 [Aug 1784] wfo-0000364176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus smilacifolia Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2572. 1830 wfo-0000364250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus surinamensis Sw. Fl. Ind. Occid. ii. 708. 1798 wfo-0000364240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus thyrsiflora Poir. Encycl. 3: 322 (1789) wfo-0001071438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus tomentosa hort. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 233. 1864 [May 1864] wfo-0000364158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus triplinervia Reinw. ex Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 2: 75. 1831 wfo-0000364271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Laurus variifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 344. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] wfo-0000364270