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Prunus lusitanica L.
Portugal laurel

   
Symbol: PRLU
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
  



   
Common Names:
  Portuguese laurel cherry
  Portuguese laurel
Photograph of Prunus lusitanica L.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United Kingdom, England, Cambridge.
 
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Synonyms:
Prunus lusitanica L.

  PRLUM2 Prunus lusitanica L. f. myrtifolia (Mouill.) hort. ex Zabel
 

Distribution by State:
Prunus lusitanica L.

Distributional Map for Prunus lusitanica L.
Distribution Map Legend

Prunus lusitanica L. distribution:
USA (CA, OR)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
OR

 

Related Taxa:
Prunus lusitanica L.

72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
 

Classification:
Prunus lusitanica L.

     
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.

 

 

 
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