Persea borbonia

(Linnaeus) Sprengel

Syst. Veg. 2: 268. 1825.

Common names: Red bay
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Laurus borbonia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 370. 1753
Synonyms: Persea littoralis Small Tamala borbonia (Linnaeus) Rafinesque Tamala littoralis (Small) Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Trees, to 25 m. Branches appressed-pubescent. Leaf blade narrowly elliptic to widely ovate, 6-16 × 2-5 cm; surfaces abaxially pale, glaucous, moderately pubescent when young with rusty brown, appressed hairs, glabrescent with age, adaxially green, lustrous. Inflorescences: peduncle equal to or shorter than subtending leaf petiole, pubescent. Drupe (8-)10 mm diam., usually glaucous. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: In hammocks, mixed hardwoods, coastal dunes, maritime forests, outer Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, rarely in the Piedmont
Elevation: 0-100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Some Native Americans used Persea borbonia for medicinal purposes (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Persea borbonia"
B. Eugene Wofford +
(Linnaeus) Sprengel +
Laurus borbonia +
Red bay +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
0-100 m +
In hammocks, mixed hardwoods, coastal dunes, maritime forests, outer Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, rarely in the Piedmont +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Persea littoralis +, Tamala borbonia +  and Tamala littoralis +
Persea borbonia +
species +