Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. [4] They are dicotyledons, and occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America.

Lauraceae, the laurel family of flowering plants (order Laurales), comprising some 50 genera and more than 2,500 species of mostly evergreen shrubs and trees. Lauraceae is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions; principally Southeast Asia and tropical America, particularly Brazil.

The laurels are a family of flowering plants known to botanists as the Lauraceae. Lauraceae contains about 45 genera and 2,000 species, and is the most diverse family in the order Laurales. Most species grow in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Central and South America.

The laurel family consists of shrub or tree species with aromatic leaves that have entire or lobed (but not toothed) blades. They are alternately arranged. The flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) and are arranged in branching clusters that grow from the …

Laurus nobilis / ˈlɔːrəs ˈnɒbɪlɪs / [2][3] is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking.

Lauraceae, or the laurel family, contains 50 genera, more than half the genera in the order, and about eight-ninths of the species (2,500). Lauraceae is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions; principally Southeast Asia and tropical America, particularly Brazil.

Bay laurel, (Laurus nobilis), fragrant evergreen species of the family Lauraceae, the source of the cooking herb bay leaf. Bay laurel is native to the Mediterranean region but now widely cultivated in other regions of the world. In ancient Greece the wreath …

The laurels are a family of flowering plants known to botanists as the Lauraceae. Lauraceae contains about 45 genera and 2,000 species, and is the most diverse family in the order Laurales. Most species grow in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Central and South America.

The Lauraceae family is a diverse group of flowering plants that includes approximately 50 genera and over 2,800 species. These plants are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, with many species occurring in Southeast Asia, South America, and the Caribbean.

Laurel is an evergreen shrub which belongs to the family Lauraceae but the word Laurel can refer to quite a few different types of hedge plants. Although exhibiting various species-specific traits, the broad-leafed stalwarts do share some general characteristics.