Lauraceae
(THE LAUREL FAMILY)
 Biota of North America Program
 Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Aniba Aubl. - CANELILLO

    bracteata (Nees) Mez Synonymy: Aydendron bracteatum Nees

    Beilschmiedia Nees - SLUGWOOD

      pendula (Sw.) Hemsl. Synonymy: Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees

      Cassytha L. - DEVIL'S-GUT

        filiformis L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Finestem lovevine, woe-vine (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

        Cinnamomum Schaeffer - CINNAMON

          burmanni (Nees & Th. Nees) Nees ex Blume

          camphora (L.) J. Presl Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Camphor-Tree (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Camphora camphora (L.) Karst.

          elongatum (Vahl ex Nees) Kosterm. Synonymy: Phoebe elongata Vahl ex Nees

          mexicanum (Meisn.) Kosterm. Synonymy: Phoebe mexicana Meisn.

          montanum (Sw.) Bercht. & J. Presl Synonymy: Phoebe montana (Sw.) Griseb.

          verum J. Presl

          Cryptocarya R. Br. - HOLIO

            mannii Hbd. Synonymy: Cryptocarya oahuensis (O. Deg.) Fosberg

            Laurus L. - LAUREL

              nobilis L.

              Licaria Aubl. - MARIA-LAUREL

                brittoniana Allen & Gregory

                parvifolia (Lam.) Kosterm. Synonymy: Acrodiclidium salicifolium (Sw.) Griseb. , Licaria salicifolia (Sw.) Kosterm.

                triandra (Sw.) Kosterm. Synonymy: Misanteca triandra (Sw.) Mez

                Lindera Thunb. - SPICEBUSH

                  benzoin (L.) Blume

                    var. benzoin Synonymy: Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees

                    var. pubescens (Palmer & Steyermark) Rehd. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common spicebush, Downy spicebush (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Benzoin aestivale var. pubescens Palmer & Steyermark

                  melissifolia (Walt.) Blume Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Pondberry and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MO, MS, NC, SC). Listed on July 31, 1986 (Volume 51 Federal Register 27500). Synonymy: Benzoin melissifolium (Walt.) Nees , Laurus melissifolia Walt.

                  subcoriacea B.E. Wofford

                  Litsea Lam. - PONDSPICE

                    aestivalis (L.) Fern. Synonymy: Glabraria geniculata (Marsh.) Britt.

                    Ocotea Aubl. - LANCEWOOD AND SWEETWOOD

                      coriacea (Sw.) Britt. Synonymy: Laurus coriacea Sw. , Nectandra coriacea (Sw.) Griseb.

                      floribunda (Sw.) Mez

                      foeniculacea Mez

                      globosa (Aubl.) Schlecht. & Cham. Synonymy: Nectandra antillana Meisn.

                      krugii (Mez) Howard Synonymy: Nectandra krugii Mez

                      leucoxylon (Sw.) De Laness.

                      membranacea (Sw.) Howard Synonymy: Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb.

                      moschata (PavĒn ex Meisn.) Mez

                      nemodaphne Mez Synonymy: Ocotea cuneata (Griseb.) Urban

                      patens (Sw.) Nees Synonymy: Nectandra patens (Sw.) Griseb.

                      portoricensis Mez

                      sintenisii (Mez) Alain Synonymy: Nectandra sintenisii Mez

                      spathulata Mez

                      wrightii (Meisn.) Mez

                      Persea P. Mill. - AVOCADO AND BAY

                        americana P. Mill. Synonymy: Persea persea (L.) Cockerell

                        borbonia (L.) Spreng. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Red bay (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Persea littoralis Small , Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. , Tamala littoralis (Small) Small

                        humilis Nash Synonymy: Persea borbonia var. humilis (Nash) Kopp , Tamala humilis (Nash) Small

                        krugii Mez

                        palustris (Raf.) Sarg. Synonymy: Persea borbonia var. pubescens (Pursh) Little , Persea pubescens (Pursh) Sarg. , Tamala pubescens (Pursh) Small

                        urbaniana Mez Synonymy: Persea portoricensis Britt. & Wilson

                        Sassafras Nees & Eberm. - SASSAFRAS

                          albidum (Nutt.) Nees Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Sassafras, red sassafras (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Laurus albidus Nutt. , Laurus sassafras L. , Sassafras albidum var. molle (Raf.) Fern. , Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst.

                          Umbellularia (Nees) Nutt. - CALIFORNIA-LAUREL

                            californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

                              var. californica Synonymy: Tetranthera californica Hook. & Arn.

                              var. fresnensis Eastw.

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