Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Magnolianae > Order Laurales > Family Lauraceae > Genus Laurus

Laurus nobilis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Laurus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Laurus azorica*	(Seub.) Franco	taxonomically included in
*Laurus nobilis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Laurus novocanariensis*	Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern. Prieto, E. Días, J. C. Costa & C.Aguiar	taxonomically included in
*Laurus papillosa*	Demoly	taxonomically included in

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: laurel salsero; laurelero sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: alloriu; alloru; aurel; chorín; hojes de laurel; horbaga; isoureiro; laureiro; laurel; llaureru; lloreda; lloreo; llóreo; lloréolo; lloreu; lloréu; lloureiro; rameira; soriu; tsaurel; tsoureiro sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: ereinontzarr; ereinotz; ereinotza; ereinuntza; ereiñuntza; ereño; ereñotz; erenotza; ereñotza; ereñuntza; eriñotz; eriontz; erramo; erramu; erramua; erreñotza sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: bacalia; baguer; bagues; llaurel; llaurer; llor; llorell; llorer; llorer noble; olives de llorer sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: gamallo; laureiro; laurel; loireiro; loiro; loureiro; loureiro da baieira; loureiro femia; loureiro macho; loureiro palmo; lourero; louro; sempre verde sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Greek: Βάγια; βάγια; Βάϊα; Δάφνη; Δαφνολιά sources: Voliotis, D. & Athanasiadis, N. 1971: Dendra ke thamni [Trees and shrubs; in Greek]. – Thessaloniki;Yannitsaros, A. 1977: Contributions to the vernacular names of the Greek plants. II. Vernacular names of plants from the island of Lesvos. – Biologia gallo-hellenica; travaux des groupes franco-helléniques et de la station de Kéramou. Ergasia tôn gall-ellênikôon etaireiôn kai tou stathmou Keramous 6(2): 311-316

High Aragonese: laurelero sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: llorer sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: loireiro ordinario; loiro; loureiro; loureiro vulgar; loureiro-comum; loureiro-de-Apolo; loureiro-dos-poetas; loureiro-vulgar; louro; sempre-verde sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: árbol de Apolo; aurel; choriu; lauredo; laurel; laurel común; laurel de Apolo; laurel de Dafne; laurel del Mediterráneo; laurel hembra; laurel macho; laurel noble; laurel real; laurelal; lauro; llaurer; llorea; llorel; lloreo; lloreolo; loreda; loredo; lorel; loreto; orel sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: llorer

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 369. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Laurus nobilis L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/55604340-ea5f-47a2-b5ac-2debf11ed98f

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status VU 2009 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources