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Laurus

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Laurus Linnaeus
1899Laurus Knowlton
1914Laurus Berry p. 52
1919Laurus Knowlton
1926Laurus Knowlton
1996Laurus Liu et al.
2000Laurus Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Laurus Linnaeus 1753
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Laurus acuminata Brown 1864
†Laurus antecedens Lesquereux 1885
†Laurus atanensis Berry 1914
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Invalid names: Laurus angusta Heer 1882 [synonym]
†Laurus baueri Knowlton 1916
†Laurus brossiana Lesquereux 1878
†Laurus californica Lesquereux 1883
†Laurus cascadia Duror 1916
†Laurus caudata Knowlton 1918
†Laurus colombi Heer 1865
†Laurus coloradensis Knowlton 1917
†Laurus crassinervis Dawson 1882
†Laurus fuerstenbergii Braun 1850
†Laurus grandis Lesquereux 1883
†Laurus hollae Heer 1882
†Laurus hollickii Berry 1903
†Laurus knowltoni Lesquereux 1891
†Laurus macrocarpa Lesquereux 1868
†Laurus mansuyi Colani 1920
†Laurus microcarpa Lesquereux 1891
†Laurus modesta Lesquereux 1883
†Laurus montana Knowlton 1899
†Laurus nebrascensis Lesquereux 1869
†Laurus newberryana Hollick 1892
†Laurus omalii Saporta and Marion 1873
†Laurus oregoniana Knowlton 1902
†Laurus palaeophila Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Laurus acuminata Newberry 1882 [replaced]
†Laurus perdita Knowlton 1899
†Laurus plutonia Heer 1882
†Laurus praestans Lesquereux 1875
†Laurus primigenia Unger 1850
†Laurus princeps Heer 1856
†Laurus proteaefolia Lesquereux 1875
†Laurus ratonensis Knowlton 1918
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Invalid names: Ficus pseudolmediafolia Berry 1916 [synonym]
†Laurus resurgens Saporta 1866
Laurus salicifolia Banks and Solander 1838
†Laurus schmidtiana Heer 1878
†Laurus similis Knowlton 1900
†Laurus socialis Lesquereux 1878
†Laurus teliformis Lesquereux 1891
†Laurus utahensis Lesquereux 1878
†Laurus wardiana Knowlton 1898
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Invalid names: Laurus ocoteoides Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available