PLANTS Profile for Prunus lusitanica (Portugal laurel)

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PLANTS Profile

Prunus lusitanica L.
Portugal laurel

Symbol:

PRLU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Common Names:
	Portuguese laurel cherry
	Portuguese laurel

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Sacramento, Goethe Arboretum. June 3, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Prunus lusitanica L.

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Synonyms:
Prunus lusitanica L.

PRLUM2

Prunus lusitanica L. f. myrtifolia (Mouill.) hort. ex Zabel

Distribution:
Prunus lusitanica L.


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USA (CA, OR)

Related Taxa:
Prunus lusitanica L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus

Classification:
Prunus lusitanica L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Prunus L. – plum
Species	Prunus lusitanica L. – Portugal laurel

Introduced Information:
Prunus lusitanica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Prunus lusitanica L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24787.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 09:00 AM MDT