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Taxon:  Prunus laurocerasus L.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30027
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:474. 1753
Verified:
05/01/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cerasus laurocerasus (L.) Loisel.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laurocerasus officinalis M. Roem.
Laurocerasus ottinii Carrière
Laurocerasus vulgaris Carrière
Prunus grandifolia Salisb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Bortiri, E. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797-807. Note: this study included Prunus laurocerasus as a member of subgenus Laurocerasus
  3. Bortiri, E. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of morphology in Prunus reveals extensive homoplasy. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:53-71. Note: this study included Prunus laurocerasus as a member of subgenus Laurocerasus; it was resolved apart from subgenus Cerasus
  4. Clapham, A. R. et al. 1962. Flora of the British Isles, ed. 2.
  5. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
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  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Laurocerasus officinalis M. Roem.
  8. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
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  17. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
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  19. Lee, S. & J. Wen. 2001. A phylogenetic analysis of Prunus and the Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae) using ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Amer. J. Bot. 88:150-160.
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  22. Liu, X.-L. et al. 2013. Polyphyly of the Padus group of Prunus (Rosaceae) and the evolution of biogeographic disjunctions between eastern Asia and eastern North America. J. Pl. Res. 126:351-361. Note: this study resolved Prunus laurocerasus in a well-supported clade with members of Padus, and distant from members of subgenus Cerasus
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  26. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  27. Ohta, S. et al. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among Japanese flowering cherries (Prunus subgenus Cerasus) based on nucleotide sequences of chloroplast DNA. Pl. Syst. Evol. 263:209-225. Note: includes as an outgroup
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Common names
English
cherry-laurel –
French
laurier-amande –
laurier-cerise –
German
Kirschlorbeer –
Kirschlorbeerbaum –
Lorbeerkirsche –
Portuguese
loureiro-cerejeira –
Portuguese (Brazil)
louro-cereja –
louro-cerejeira –
louro-inglês –
Spanish
laurel cerezo –
Swedish
lagerhägg –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States w.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Serbia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (w.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Food additivesflavoring Magness, J. R. et al. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30027. Accessed 15 May 2025.