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Taxon:
Laurus winterana
L.
Synonym of
Canella winterana
(L.) Gaertn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Laurus
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
21675
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:371. 1753
Comment:
Linnaeus's usage "
Winterana
" indicates the specific epithet was a noun, not an adjective, based on the pre-Linnaean genus
Winteranus
(
Winterania
in Hort. cliff. 488. 1737), so Madrid ICN Art. 23.5, not 60.8, applies
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/17/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3
(
2
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Angely, J. A.
1970-. Flora analítica e fitográfica do Estado de São Paulo.
Fournet, J.
1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21675
. Accessed
11 November 2026
.
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