Laurus nobilis

Summary

Laurus nobilis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,040 views/month, #682 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laurus nobilis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Laurus nobilis is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Laurus nobilis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Laurus nobilis is classified within Laurus^[6].
• Laurus nobilis's scientific name is Laurus nobilis^[7].
• Laurus nobilis's stated in is recorded as Cesare Cantù^[8].
• Laurus nobilis is a type of useful plant^[9].
• Laurus nobilis is used for afforestation^[10].
• Laurus nobilis is used for medicinal plant^[11].
• Laurus nobilis is used for food^[12].
• Laurus nobilis is used for spice^[13].
• Laurus nobilis's Commons category is recorded as Laurus nobilis^[14].
• Laurus nobilis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laurus nobilis^[15].
• Laurus nobilis's Commons gallery is recorded as Laurus nobilis^[16].
• Laurus nobilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[17].
• Laurus nobilis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31^[18].
• Laurus nobilis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[19].
• Laurus nobilis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21664^[20].
• Laurus nobilis's present in work is recorded as Natural History^[21].
• Laurus nobilis's present in work is recorded as Georgics^[22].
• Laurus nobilis's this taxon is source of is recorded as bay leaf^[23].
• Laurus nobilis's this taxon is source of is recorded as bay oil^[24].
• Laurus nobilis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. nobilis'}^[25].
• Laurus nobilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llawrwydden'}^[26].
• Laurus nobilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet bay'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Laurus nobilis is Laurus nobilis^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Laurus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llawrwydden'}^[26], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet bay'}^[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '月桂'}^[28], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '月桂'}^[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '月桂子'}^[30], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '月桂叶'}^[31].

Identifiers

Laurus nobilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54759^[32]. Laurus nobilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85223^[33]. Laurus nobilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486835^[34]. Laurus nobilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3034015^[35]. Laurus nobilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503343^[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Laurus nobilis include Laurel Prize^[37], an award^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1961^[40] and Quercus laurina^[41], a taxon^[42].

Why It Matters

Laurus nobilis ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,040 views/month, #682 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Laurel Prize^[37], an award^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1961^[40] and Quercus laurina^[41], a taxon^[42].