Laurus

Laurus (nomen botanicum a Linnaeo statutum) est genus arbustorum, foliis aromaticis et perpetue virentibus, Lauraceis attributum, quae tres tantum species comprehendit. Plantae huius generis naturá in Europa meridiana, Africa boreoccidentali, Asia occidentali et Macaronesia crescunt.

Species

• Laurus azorica (Seub.) Franco - Azores
• Laurus novocanariensis Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern. Prieto, E.Díaz, J.C. Costa & C. Aguiar (syn. L. canariensis Webb & Berth. - Madeira, Insulae Canariae, rarius Marocum
• Laurus nobilis L. - regio Mediterranea

Nexus externi

Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad laurum spectant.

Bibliographia

• Arroyo-García, R., Martínez-Zapater, J.M., Fernández Prieto, J.A., & Álvarez-Arbesú R. (2001). "AFLP evaluation of genetic similarity among laurel populations." Euphytica 122 (1): 155-164.
• Barbero, M., Benabid, A., Peyre, C. & Quezel, P. (1981). "Sur la presence au Maroc de Laurus azorica (Seub.) Franco." Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 37 (2): 467-472.
• Costa, J. C., Capelo, J., Jardim, R., Sequeira, M., (2004). "Catálogo Florístico do Arquipélago da Madeira." Quercetea 6, 187-200.
• Mabberley, D.J (1997). The Plant Book: a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants. 2a ed. pp. 393–394.