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Laurus nobilis

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Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub in the laurel family Lauraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, with smooth green leaves and a trunk that can reach roughly a metre across on trees up to about 20 metres tall. Its leaves are the bay leaf used for seasoning in cooking, and the species is known by many common names, including bay tree, bay laurel, sweet bay and Grecian laurel; it also held a prominent place in classical Greco-Roman culture. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 6

Scientific Name

Laurus nobilis 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Laurus nobilis (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Mediterranean Basin

Source Laurus nobilis (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Laurus nobilis (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves.
Infobox: status
LC
In Ecosystem: Mediterranean Basin, Distribution
It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Laurus nobilis plant record

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

The bay tree has a long history of folk use in the treatment of many ailments, particularly as an aid to digestion and in the treatment of bronchitis and influenza[244].

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4. Laurus nobilis (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q26006 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Laurus nobilis

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Laurales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12400

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12400

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Laurales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lauraceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12518

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12518

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Laurales","family":"Lauraceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Laurels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Palo de rosa, palo rosa","language":"ES"},{"name":"Bois de rose, bois-de-rose-femelle, carcara","language":"FR"},{"name":"樟科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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