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December 2023

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Prunus laurocerasus L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 474. 1753 Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001016516.

Synonyms of Prunus laurocerasus L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Laurocerasus officinalis M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 91 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000990107
Padus laurocerasus (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : Padus n.º 4 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000995717
Prunus grandifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 356 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000996214
Laurocerasus ottinii CarriŠre Revue horticole; journal d'horticulture pratique ; 1866 159 1877 wfo-0000997188
Laurocerasus vulgaris CarriŠre ; 1863 90 1863 wfo-0000997191
Laurocerasus otinii CarriŠre ; 1873 240 1873 wfo-0001006790
Cerasus laurocerasus (L.) Dum.Cours. Bot. Cult. 3: 390. 1802 wfo-0001007761
Cerasus laurocerasus (L.) Loisel. Trait‚ des arbres et arbustes que l'on cultive en France ; 1800 6 1809 wfo-0001014077
Lauro-cerasus officinalis M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 91 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001331378
Lauro-cerasus ottinii Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1873: 240 (1873) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001331380