Difference between revisions of "Persea borbonia"
Syst. Veg. 2: 268. 1825.
Common names: Red bay
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Species Linnaeus
Synonyms: Species SmallSpecies (Linnaeus) RafinesqueSpecies (Small) Small
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Revision as of 14:53, 27 July 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.