Difference between revisions of "Persea borbonia"
Syst. Veg. 2: 268. 1825.
Common names: Red bay
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Laurus borbonia Linnaeus
Synonyms: Persea littoralis Small Tamala borbonia (Linnaeus) Rafinesque Tamala littoralis (Small) Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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| − | |name= | + | |name=Tamala borbonia |
|authority=(Linnaeus) Rafinesque | |authority=(Linnaeus) Rafinesque | ||
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|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Tex. | |distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Tex. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Some Native Americans used Persea borbonia for medicinal purposes (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> | + | |discussion=<p>Some Native Americans used <i>Persea borbonia</i> for medicinal purposes (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> |
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|parent rank=genus | |parent rank=genus | ||
| − | |synonyms= | + | |synonyms=Persea littoralis;Tamala borbonia;Tamala littoralis |
| − | |basionyms= | + | |basionyms=Laurus borbonia |
|family=Lauraceae | |family=Lauraceae | ||
|phenology=Flowering spring–early summer. | |phenology=Flowering spring–early summer. | ||
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|genus=Persea | |genus=Persea | ||
|species=Persea borbonia | |species=Persea borbonia | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 18 September 2019
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
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.