Distribution
Native to:
Albania, Bulgaria, Iran, Libya, North Caucasus, Romania, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Argentina South, British Columbia, California, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Oregon, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Tasmania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Washington
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cerasus laurocerasus (L.) Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult. 3: 390 (1802)
- Padus laurocerasus (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: Padus n.° 4 (1768)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cerasus laurocerasus f. angustifolia (Loudon) Anon. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 621 (1889)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. angustifolia Loudon in Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2: 716 (1838)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. camtschatica Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus capensis K.Koch in Hort. Dendrol.: 147 (1853), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. caucasica G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 261 (1864)
- Cerasus laurocerasus colchica K.Koch in Hort. Dendrol.: 147 (1853), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. colchica Anon. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 621 (1889)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. erecta Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. intermedia Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. latifolia Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. laurifolius Albov in Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 70 (1895)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. longifolia Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. microphylla Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. myrtifolia Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. otini Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus parvifolia Anon. in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 21: 134 (1882)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. pumilio Lindl. in J. Hort. Soc. London 7: 281 (1852)
- Cerasus laurocerasus var. rotundifolia Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 77 (1877), nom. nud.
- Cerasus laurocerasus subvar. rotundifolia Anon. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 621 (1889)
- Cerasus laurocerasus variegata K.Koch in Hort. Dendrol.: 147 (1853), nom. nud.
- Lauro-cerasus macrophylla Briot in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 180 (1869)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 91 (1847)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. angustifolia (Loudon) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis var. brachystachys Medw. & Albov in Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 68 (1895)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. camelliifolia (G.Nicholson) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. caucasica (G.Kirchn.) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 647 (1906)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. colchica C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 647 (1906)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. magnoliifolia (Bean) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. mischeana (Späth) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 646 (1906)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. parvifolia (G.Nicholson) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. schipkaensis (Späth ex H.L.Späth) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis var. schipkaensis (Späth ex H.L.Späth) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 646 (1906)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. serbica (Pančić) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. zabeliana (Späth) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 646 (1906)
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis f. zabeliana (Späth) Pilip. in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 782 (1954)
- Lauro-cerasus otinii Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 45: 240 (1873)
- Lauro-cerasus vulgaris Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 12: 90 (1863)
- Lauro-cerasus vulgaris angustifolia Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 12: 90 (1863)
- Lauro-cerasus vulgaris longifolia Verl. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 15: 280 (1866)
- Lauro-cerasus vulgaris rotundifolia Verl. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 15: 280 (1866)
- Prunus grandifolia Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 356 (1796)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. angustifolia (Loudon) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. angustifolia Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 240 (1914)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. benardii Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus var. bertinii L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. brachystachyus (Medw. & Albov) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 164 (1907)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. camelliifolia L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. camelliifolia G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs: 145 (1894), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus f. camelliifolia (L.H.Bailey) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. caucasica (G.Kirchn.) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. caucasica (G.Kirchn.) H.Jaeger in Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl.: 398 (1865)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. colchica Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. colchica H.Jaeger in Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl.: 398 (1865), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus f. compacta (Bean) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 349 (1949)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. compacta Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 240 (1914)
- Prunus laurocerasus fiesserana Schwer. in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 31: 322 (1921)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. fiesseriana Hegi in Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 1062 (1923)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. japonica L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. latifolia (L.H.Bailey) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. latifolia G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs: 145 (1894), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus var. latifolia L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. laurifolius (Albov) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 164 (1907)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. longifolia H.Jaeger in Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl.: 398 (1865)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. magnoliifolia (Bean) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 349 (1949)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. magnoliifolia Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 240 (1914)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. microphylla Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 649 (1893)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. microphylla H.Jaeger in H.Jaeger & L.Beissner, Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl., ed. 2: 270 (1884)
- Prunus laurocerasus mischeana Späth in Nursery Cat. (Späth) 104: 112 (1899)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. otinii (Carrière) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. otinii Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 240 (1914)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. parvifolia Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 241 (1914)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. parvifolia G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs: 145 (1894), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus f. parvifolia (Anon.) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 349 (1949)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. porpaczyi Pénzes in Bot. Közlem. 47: 287 (1958)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. pyramidalis Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus var. rotundifolia L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. rotundifolia (Verl.) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. salicifolia H.Jaeger in H.Jaeger & L.Beissner, Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl., ed. 2: 270 (1884)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. schipkaensis (Späth ex H.L.Späth) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. schipkaensis Späth ex H.L.Späth in Nursery Cat. (Späth) 79: 3 (1890-1891 publ. 1890)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. serbica (Pančić) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. serbica Pančić in Kirschlorbeer: ? (1887)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903)
- Prunus laurocerasus var. variegata L.H.Bailey in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1455 (1901)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. versaillensis Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 246 (1903), nom. nud.
- Prunus laurocerasus var. zabeliana (Späth) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 164 (1907)
- Prunus laurocerasus f. zabeliana (Späth) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 350 (1949)
- Prunus laurocerasus zabeliana Späth in Nursery Cat. (Späth) 104: 112 (1899-1900 publ. 1899)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Aymerich, P. (2019). Notes sobre flora allòctona a Catalunya. II. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural 83: 3-21.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
- Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
- Mouterde, P. in Mouterde, P. (1986). Nouvelle flore du Liban se de la Syrie 2: 1-727. Dar El-Machreq Sarl, Beyrouth, Liban.
- Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
- Smettan, H.W. (2016). Eingeschleppt und ausgerissen: Neophyten im bayerischen Oberinntal. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 213-226.
- Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
- Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Browicz, K. & al. (1969). Rosaceae I. Flora Iranica 66: 1-217. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
- Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1955). Flora Uzbekistana 3: 1-824. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
- Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
- Mouterde, P. in Mouterde, P. (1986). Nouvelle flore du Liban se de la Syrie 2: 1-727. Dar El-Machreq Sarl, Beyrouth, Liban.
- Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
- Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
- Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images