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''Malosma laurina'' (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams
 
 
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[[Image:Malosma_laurina_2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Malosma laurina'' in bloom. The [[bumblebee]] on the right side of the flower cluster (and near its middle) sets the scale of the photograph. ©2006 Jonathan Coffin]]'''''Malosma''''' is a plant genus for which only a single species, ''Malosma laurina'', is proposed.<ref name="ITIS">[[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] (2007). [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500407 ''Malosma''], retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref> Common names for the species include '''laurel sumac''' and '''lentisco''' (Spanish). ''Malosma laurina'' is found along the southern California and Baja California coasts; the name "laurel" was chosen because the foliage is reminiscent of bay laurel ([[Bay laurel|''Laurus nobilis'']]), which is an otherwise unrelated small tree of the Mediterranean region.<ref>[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MALA6 "NPIN: Malosma laurina (Laurel sumac),"] page of the [http://www.wildflower.org/about/ website] maintained by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 10, 2007.</ref> The species was previously assigned to the genus [[Rhus|''Rhus'']], and was known as ''Rhus laurina''.
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[[Image:Malosma_laurina_1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Malosma laurina'']]'''''Malosma''''' is a plant genus for which only a single species, ''Malosma laurina'', is proposed.<ref name="ITIS">[[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] (2007). [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500407 ''Malosma''], retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref> Common names for the species include '''laurel sumac''' and '''lentisco''' (Spanish). ''Malosma laurina'' is found along the southern California and Baja California coasts; the name "laurel" was chosen because the foliage is reminiscent of bay laurel ([[Bay laurel|''Laurus nobilis'']]), which is an otherwise unrelated small tree of the Mediterranean region.<ref>[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MALA6 "NPIN: Malosma laurina (Laurel sumac),"] page of the [http://www.wildflower.org/about/ website] maintained by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 10, 2007.</ref> The species was previously assigned to the genus [[Rhus|''Rhus'']], and was known as ''Rhus laurina''.
  
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[[Image:Malosma_laurina_3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fruits of ''Malosma laurina''. ©2006 Jonathan Coffin]]''Malosma laurina'' is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree growing 3 to 5 meters (10-15 feet) tall. In bloom, it is intensely aromatic, and gives a characteristic odor to [[chapparal]].<ref>Sudderth, Carolanne (1999). [http://www.smmirror.com/Volume1/issue5/laurel_sumac.html "The Canyon's Own Perfume: Laurel Sumac,"] [[Santa Monica Mirror|''The Santa Monica Mirror'']], Vol. 1 (5), July 21-28, 1999. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref> The lance-shaped leaf blades are up to 10 cm (4") long, with reddish veins, [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s and stems (see photo in taxobox). The very small flowers have five white petals and five-lobed green [[sepal]]s. Large clusters of these flowers occur at the ends of twigs in late spring and early summer. The clusters ([[panicle|panicles]]) are 7-15 cm (3 to 6 ") long, and are reminiscent of [[lilac]] (see photo).<ref name="FEIS">Howard, Janet L. (1992). [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/mallau/all.html Malosma laurina], in: Fire Effects Information System, [Online].  
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''Malosma laurina'' is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree growing 3 to 5 meters (10-15 feet) tall. In bloom, it is intensely aromatic, and gives a characteristic odor to [[chapparal]].<ref>Sudderth, Carolanne (1999). [http://www.smmirror.com/Volume1/issue5/laurel_sumac.html "The Canyon's Own Perfume: Laurel Sumac,"] [[Santa Monica Mirror|''The Santa Monica Mirror'']], Vol. 1 (5), July 21-28, 1999. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref> The lance-shaped leaf blades are up to 10 cm (4") long, with reddish veins, [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s and stems (see photo in taxobox). The very small flowers have five white petals and five-lobed green [[sepal]]s. Large clusters of these flowers occur at the ends of twigs in late spring and early summer. The clusters ([[panicle|panicles]]) are 7-15 cm (3 to 6 ") long, and are reminiscent of [[lilac]] (see photo).<ref name="FEIS">Howard, Janet L. (1992). [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/mallau/all.html Malosma laurina], in: Fire Effects Information System, [Online].  
 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]],  
 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]],  
 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). This article is remarkably comprehensive and well referenced. Webpage retrieved June 12, 2007.</ref><ref>Seiler, John R., Jensen, Edward C., and Peterson, John A. (2007). [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=562 "Malosma laurina Fact Sheet."] Tree identification photographs and information from the [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/main.htm Dendrology database and website] maintained by the Department of Forestry, [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]. Retrieved June 23, 2007.</ref> The fruit is a whitish [[drupe]] 3 mm (1/8") in diameter with a smooth, flattish stone inside (see photo).<ref>Gatlin, Connie (undated). [http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/plants/malo-lau.html ''Malosma laurina'' (Laurel Sumac)], from the [[San Diego Natural History Museum]] website, retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref>
 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). This article is remarkably comprehensive and well referenced. Webpage retrieved June 12, 2007.</ref><ref>Seiler, John R., Jensen, Edward C., and Peterson, John A. (2007). [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=562 "Malosma laurina Fact Sheet."] Tree identification photographs and information from the [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/main.htm Dendrology database and website] maintained by the Department of Forestry, [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]. Retrieved June 23, 2007.</ref> The fruit is a whitish [[drupe]] 3 mm (1/8") in diameter with a smooth, flattish stone inside (see photo).<ref>Gatlin, Connie (undated). [http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/plants/malo-lau.html ''Malosma laurina'' (Laurel Sumac)], from the [[San Diego Natural History Museum]] website, retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref>
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''Malosma laurina'' is distributed along the southern California coastline (from [[Point Conception]] south to [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]]), and on several of the [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] lying off the coast.<ref> Wilken, Dieter H. (1993). [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?315,316 ''Malosma''], article in ''The Jepson manual: higher plants of California'', James C. Hickman, editor (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993), ISBN 978-0520082557. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref><ref name="FEIS" />''Malosma laurina'' is not frost-hardy.<ref name="Laspilitas"> [http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/571.htm Rhus laurina Laurel Sumac], website of the ''Las Pilitas'' nursery. Retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref>
 
''Malosma laurina'' is distributed along the southern California coastline (from [[Point Conception]] south to [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]]), and on several of the [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] lying off the coast.<ref> Wilken, Dieter H. (1993). [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?315,316 ''Malosma''], article in ''The Jepson manual: higher plants of California'', James C. Hickman, editor (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993), ISBN 978-0520082557. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref><ref name="FEIS" />''Malosma laurina'' is not frost-hardy.<ref name="Laspilitas"> [http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/571.htm Rhus laurina Laurel Sumac], website of the ''Las Pilitas'' nursery. Retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref>
  
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''Malosma laurina'' occurs in [[coastal sage scrub]], [[chaparral]], and [[California oak woodland|oak woodland]] formations. It occasionally grows in nearly pure stands in coastal sage scrub; more frequently, it codominates with California sagebrush (''[[Artemisia californica]]'') and black, white, or purple sage (''[[Salvia mellifera]]'', [[Salvia apiana|''S. apiana'']], or [[Salvia leucophylla|''S. leucophylla'']]). In mixed chaparral, it often codominates with bigpod ceanothus
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''Malosma laurina'' is presently used as a landscape plant in frost-free areas.<ref name="Laspilitas" />
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([[Ceanothus|''Ceanothus megacarpus'']]) and spiny ceanothus ([[Ceanothus|''C. spinosus'']]). In woodlands, ''Malosma laurina'' is an understory associate in Engelmann oak ([[Quercus engelmannii|''Quercus engelmannii'']]), valley oak ([[Quercus lobata|''Q. lobata'']]), coast live oak ([[Quercus agrifolia|''Q. agrifolia'']]), and California black walnut ([[Juglans californica|''Juglans californica'']]).<ref name="FEIS" />
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Rhus laurina, Nutt. (Lithraea laurina, Walp.). Aromatic, glabrous shrub: branchlets purplish: lvs. oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acute and mucronulate, rounded at the base, entire, 2-3 in. long: petioles  1/2-1 1/2 in. long: fls. in dense panicles, to 4 in. long, greenish white fr. ovoid, beaked, 1/6in. long, whitish, with a waxy covering. Summer. S. and Low. Calif. —Will thrive in the hottest and driest places; very handsome with its dark green glossy foliage.
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''Malosma laurina'' is presently used as a landscape plant in frost-free areas.<ref name="Laspilitas" /> The [[Chumash (tribe)|Chumash]] made flour from the dried fruits of ''Malosma laurina'', and they used the root bark to make a tea for treating [[dysentery]].<ref>Timbrook, Jan (1990). "Ethnobotany of Chumash Indians, California," based on collections by John P. Harrington. ''Economic Botany'', 44(2), 236-253.</ref> Naturally occurring plants have been used as "sentinel plants" by avocado and citrus growers to indicate areas that are free of frost and suitable for their orchards.<ref name="FEIS" />
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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*[http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/M/malosma_laurina.htm California Native Plants Gallery: Malosma laurina], website of the [[Theodore Payne Foundation|The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants]]. Several photographs of the fruit. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Malosma+laurina Photographs of ''Malosma laurina''], webpage from the [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ CalPhotos] database. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate, dry
Scientific Names

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Malosma laurina

Malosma is a plant genus for which only a single species, Malosma laurina, is proposed.[1] Common names for the species include laurel sumac and lentisco (Spanish). Malosma laurina is found along the southern California and Baja California coasts; the name "laurel" was chosen because the foliage is reminiscent of bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), which is an otherwise unrelated small tree of the Mediterranean region.[2] The species was previously assigned to the genus Rhus, and was known as Rhus laurina.

Malosma laurina is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree growing 3 to 5 meters (10-15 feet) tall. In bloom, it is intensely aromatic, and gives a characteristic odor to chapparal.[3] The lance-shaped leaf blades are up to 10 cm (4") long, with reddish veins, petioles and stems (see photo in taxobox). The very small flowers have five white petals and five-lobed green sepals. Large clusters of these flowers occur at the ends of twigs in late spring and early summer. The clusters (panicles) are 7-15 cm (3 to 6 ") long, and are reminiscent of lilac (see photo).[4][5] The fruit is a whitish drupe 3 mm (1/8") in diameter with a smooth, flattish stone inside (see photo).[6]

Malosma laurina is distributed along the southern California coastline (from Point Conception south to La Paz), and on several of the Channel Islands lying off the coast.[7][4]Malosma laurina is not frost-hardy.[8]

Malosma laurina is presently used as a landscape plant in frost-free areas.[8]

Read about Malosma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Rhus laurina, Nutt. (Lithraea laurina, Walp.). Aromatic, glabrous shrub: branchlets purplish: lvs. oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acute and mucronulate, rounded at the base, entire, 2-3 in. long: petioles 1/2-1 1/2 in. long: fls. in dense panicles, to 4 in. long, greenish white fr. ovoid, beaked, 1/6in. long, whitish, with a waxy covering. Summer. S. and Low. Calif. —Will thrive in the hottest and driest places; very handsome with its dark green glossy foliage.


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References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2007). Malosma, retrieved June 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "NPIN: Malosma laurina (Laurel sumac)," page of the website maintained by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  3. ↑ Sudderth, Carolanne (1999). "The Canyon's Own Perfume: Laurel Sumac," The Santa Monica Mirror, Vol. 1 (5), July 21-28, 1999. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Howard, Janet L. (1992). Malosma laurina, in: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). This article is remarkably comprehensive and well referenced. Webpage retrieved June 12, 2007.
  5. ↑ Seiler, John R., Jensen, Edward C., and Peterson, John A. (2007). "Malosma laurina Fact Sheet." Tree identification photographs and information from the Dendrology database and website maintained by the Department of Forestry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  6. ↑ Gatlin, Connie (undated). Malosma laurina (Laurel Sumac), from the San Diego Natural History Museum website, retrieved June 10, 2007.
  7. ↑ Wilken, Dieter H. (1993). Malosma, article in The Jepson manual: higher plants of California, James C. Hickman, editor (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993), ISBN 978-0520082557. Online version retrieved June 10, 2007.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rhus laurina Laurel Sumac, website of the Las Pilitas nursery. Retrieved June 10, 2007.

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