Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Laurus nobilis L.
Family : LAURACEAE
Genus : Laurus
Catalan common name : llor. Llorer.
Spanish common name : Laurel.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : East Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Shady and humid fields. Cultivated specie.
Uses and properties : Aromatic. Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : The laurel is a tree with lanceolate, coriaceous, aromatic, dark green leaves. The flowers are white; they appear in umbels in the axils of the leaves. This tree has been cultivated from time immemorial; therefore its original distribution is confusing. However, we can be quite sure that it is a native tree in our flora because it lives in very natural places: in the cracks in rocky walls; sporadically it can become abundant. It is probably the remains of woods that grew in our islands millions of years ago.
Observations : Les fulles han estat emprades per a cuinar, ja que desprenen un fort aroma. També és usual des de temps molt remots l´utilització de corones de llorer per posar als herois.
Origen : Mediterrani fins a Àsia Menor
Location on-campus UIB : Claustre Ramón Llull, en alineació a l'aparcament de l'edifici Mateu Orfila,a l'aparcament de l'edifici Arxiduc Lluís Salvador i al Jardí de Son Lledó.
