Taxon:
Prunus laurocerasus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:474. 1753
Verified:
05/01/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
- Bortiri, E. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797-807. Note: this study included Prunus laurocerasus as a member of subgenus Laurocerasus
- Bortiri, E. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of morphology in Prunus reveals extensive homoplasy. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:53-71. Note: this study included Prunus laurocerasus as a member of subgenus Laurocerasus; it was resolved apart from subgenus Cerasus
- Clapham, A. R. et al. Flora of the British Isles ed. 2. 1962
- Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998 Note: poisonous
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976
- Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988 Note: = Laurocerasus officinalis M. Roem.
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
- Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
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- Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
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Common names
English
cherry-laurel – French
laurier-amande – laurier-cerise – German
Kirschlorbeer – Kirschlorbeerbaum – Lorbeerkirsche – Portuguese
loureiro-cerejeira – Portuguese (Brazil)
louro-cereja – louro-cerejeira – louro-inglês – Spanish
laurel cerezo – Swedish
lagerhägg –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | n. |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | | Europe | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | w. |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran (n.), Turkey
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bulgaria, Serbia
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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REGION:
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
Northern America
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REGION:
United States (w.)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Food additives
flavoring (fide Crops US; Ency CNatIn) – Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) – Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kingsbury; Cooper & Johnson ed2) – Weed
(fide Invasive Pl Spec) –