Characteristics
Dicots
Persea borbonia (L.)Spreng. var. borbonia
RED BAY
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
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Citation
PERSEA BORBONIA (Linnaeus) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 2: 268. 1825.
Laurus borbonia Linnaeus 1753.
Without data (lectotype: Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 1: pl. 63. 1731). Lectotypified by L. E. Kopp, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 44. 1966. EPITYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: St. Helena Island, 12 Sep 1982, Spongberg et al. 17194 (epitype: BM; isoepitypes: CAS, NY). Epitypified by Reveal et al., Taxon 63: 919. 2014.
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