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==Botany==
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[[Lauraceae]], the botanical laurel family, including:
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*Azores laurel ([[Laurus azorica]]){{wp}}
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*[[Bay Laurel]] (''Laurus nobilis''), the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a food flavouring.
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*[[California Laurel]] (''Umbellularia californica''), a related tree or large shrub.{{wp}}
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*[[Camphor Laurel]] (''Cinnamomum camphora''), a natural source of camphor.{{wp}}
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*True [[Cinnamon]] or Ceylon Cinnamon ''[[Cinnamomum]] verum'', the inner bark of which is used as the spice cinnamon.{{wp}}
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Laurel. Properly Lauras nobilis, but other broad-leaved evergreens have taken the name. The kalmias are known as laurels. The cherry laurel is Prunus Laurocerasus, and in America P. caroliniana. Portugal laurel is P. lusitanica. Ground laurel is Epigaea.
 
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*[[Cherry laurel]] (''Prunus laurocerasus''), an evergreen cherry, often called just laurel in gardens.{{SCH}}
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*Cherry laurel (''Prunus caroliniana''), in America.{{SCH}}
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*[[Great laurel]] (''Rhododendron maximum''), another shrub of the Appalachian mountains.{{wp}}
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*[[Ground laurel]] (''Epigaea''){{SCH}}
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*[[Indian laurel]], certain species of fig trees or banyans.{{wp}}
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*[[Laurel sumac]] (''Malosma laurina''), an aromatic, evergreen shrub of the southern California and Baja California coastlands.{{wp}}
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*Kalmias are  known as laurels{{SCH}}.
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**[[Mountain laurel]] (''Kalmia latifolia''), an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States highlands.{{wp}}
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*[[New Zealand laurel]] (''Corynocarpus laevigatus''), former name for Karaka tree.{{wp}}
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*[[Portugal laurel]] (''[[Prunus]] lusitanica''), also an evergreen cherry.{{SCH}}
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*"Spotted laurel" refers to the variegata cultivar of the [[Aucuba]] ''Aucuba japonica''.{{wp}}
  
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Revision as of 16:42, 12 July 2009

Botany

Lauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including:

Other unrelated plants:

  • Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), an evergreen cherry, often called just laurel in gardens.CH
  • Cherry laurel (Prunus caroliniana), in America.CH
  • Great laurel (Rhododendron maximum), another shrub of the Appalachian mountains.wp
  • Ground laurel (Epigaea)CH
  • Indian laurel, certain species of fig trees or banyans.wp
  • Laurel sumac (Malosma laurina), an aromatic, evergreen shrub of the southern California and Baja California coastlands.wp
  • Kalmias are known as laurelsCH.
    • Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States highlands.wp
  • New Zealand laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus), former name for Karaka tree.wp
  • Portugal laurel (Prunus lusitanica), also an evergreen cherry.CH
  • "Spotted laurel" refers to the variegata cultivar of the Aucuba Aucuba japonica.wp
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