GRIP

GRIP



Taxon:  Prunus lusitanica L.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30029
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:473. 1753
Verified:
05/13/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus lusitanica L. subsp. azorica (Mouill.) Franco (0 active accession[s])
Prunus lusitanica L. subsp. hixa (Brouss. ex Willd.) Franco (0 active accession[s])
Prunus lusitanica L. subsp. lusitanica (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Prunus lusitanica L. f. lusitanica

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Laurocerasus lusitanica (L.) M. Roem.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prunus lusitanica L. f. myrtifolia (Mouill.) hort. ex Zabel
No images


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. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Clapham, A. R. et al. 1962. Flora of the British Isles, ed. 2.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  6. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  9. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  10. Kalkman, C. 1965. The Old World species of Prunus subg. Laurocerasus including those formerly referred to Pygeum. Blumea 13:34.
  11. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  12. Ladero Alvarez, M. 1976. Prunus lusitanica L. (Rosaceae) en la península ibérica. Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 33:207-218.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  14. Ma, H. et al. 2009. Evaluation of flowering cherry species, hybrids, and cultivars using simple sequence repeat markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 134:435-444. Note: this study included samples of Prunus lusitanica that was resolved at the base of a group that included some members of subgenus Prunus and all members of subgenus Cerasus
  15. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). Flora of North America. 9: in press. Note: introduced
  18. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  20. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Portuguese laurel cherry –
Portuguese-laurel –
French
laurier du Portugal –
German
portugiesische Lorbeerkirsche –
Spanish
loro –
Swedish
portugisisk lagerhägg –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.w.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (s.w.), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
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=30029. Accessed 29 April 2025.