Taxon: Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul.

• the 11 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Peruvian-nutmeg   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Food additives: flavoring   (fide L Edible Pl)
  
• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Krussmann)
  
• Materials: wood   (timber fide Ency WTimber)
  

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Southern South America: Chile

• also cultivated

References:

• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
• Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption.
• Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catalogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Laurelia sempervirens.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Laurelia sempervirens.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Laurelia sempervirens.

Synonyms:

• (=) Laurelia aromatica Juss. ex Poir.
  (previously associated with 6 accessions)
• (=) Laurelia serrata Bertero
  
• (≡) Pavonia sempervirens Ruiz & Pav. (basionym)
  

Check other web resources for Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul.:

• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed with hairs removed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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