Laurelia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
	Laurelia >

Read about Laurelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laurelia (from Laurus, because of resemblance in leaves). Monimiacea. Aromatic forest trees, 2 in Chile and 1 in New Zeal.: leaves coriaceous, opposite, mostly serrate: flowers in axillary cymes or racemes, dioecious or polygamous, apetalous; perianth or calyx of male flowers with a short tube and 5-12 lobes in 2 or 3 series, and 4-12 stamens; perianth of other flowers narrower- tubed and elongating after fertilization, 3-5-cleft, the stamens reduced to scales or the outer ones perfect; carpels numerous, with solitary erect ovules: achenes small, included in the perianth. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Read about Laurelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
L. novaezealandiea, A. Cunn. Tree, to 80 or 120 ft. high, and trunk 4—6 ft. diam., with radiating buttresses: leaves to 3 in. long, oblong to obovate, coarsely and bluntly serrate: flowers in axillary racemes 1/2-1 in. long on silky pedicels: leaves and young branches aromatic when bruised.—L.semperivirens, Tul. (L. aromatica. Poir.). Chilean Laurel. leaves undulate-serrate with appressed teeth: infl. longer than in L. serrata and lax, periantn-segms. differing or subequal, fertile stamens usually exceeding 4; pedicels exceeding the flowers ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Laurelia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Laurelia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.