Laurus
Laurus is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes three or more species.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bay laurel
speciesLaurus nobilis
Canary Laurel
speciesLaurus novocanariensis
Azores Laurel
speciesLaurus azorica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Dialogue of Creatures
Anonymous · 1509 · p.115
A voyage to the islands Madera Barbados Jamaica Vol. 1
Hans Sloane · 1707 · p.530
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.307
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.230
Garden of Health
1507 · p.185
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.189
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.272
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.270
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.122
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.469
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.128
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.201
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54760.