Laurus nobilis
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Summary
Laurus nobilis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,700 views/month, #682 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Laurus[5]
- Taxon name: Laurus nobilis[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7]
- Has use: afforestation[8], medicinal plant[9], food[10], spice[11]
- Commons category: Laurus nobilis[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Laurus nobilis[13]
- Commons gallery: Laurus nobilis[14]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21664[18]
- Present in work: Natural History[19], Georgics[20]
- This taxon is source of: bay leaf[21], bay oil[22]
- Short name: L. nobilis[23]
- Taxon common name: llawrwydden[24], sweet bay[25], 月桂[26], 月桂子[27], 月桂叶[28], 月桂樱子[29], lloréu[30], navadni lovor[31]
- Different from: Laurier[32]
- Has fruit type: drupe[33]
- Invasive to: Brazil[34]
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Identifiers
Laurus nobilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54759[35]. Laurus nobilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85223[36]. Laurus nobilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486835[37]. Laurus nobilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3034015[38]. Laurus nobilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503343[39].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Laurus nobilis include Laurel Prize[40], an award[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1961[43] and Quercus laurina[44], a taxon[45].
Why It Matters
Laurus nobilis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Laurel Prize[40], an award[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1961[43] and Quercus laurina[44], a taxon[45].