Lauraceae
Redbay
Persea borbonia
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Persea
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- غار أحمر
- arz
- غار احمر
- Chinese
- 红桂鳄梨, 红湾鳄梨
- English
- Redbay
- Persian
- پرسی بربنیا
- Russian
- Персея бурбонская, Красный лавр
Synonyms
- Borbonia borbonia (L.) House
- Borbonia carolinensis J.Presl
- Borbonia littoralis (Small) House
- Laurus borbonia L.
- Laurus carolinensis Catesby
- Laurus carolinensis Catesby ex Michx.
- Laurus caroliniensis var. glabra Pursh
- Laurus caroliniensis var. obtusa Pursh
- Laurus elongata Salisb.
- Laurus foetens Willd. ex Nees
- Nothaphoebe borbonia (L.) Pax
- Ocotea carolinensis Kostel.
- Ocotea plumieri Kostel.
- Persea borbonia f. borbonia
- Persea borbonia var. borbonia
- Persea carolinensis (Catesby ex Michx.) Nees
- Persea carolinensis f. glabriuscula (Meisn.) Mez
- Persea carolinensis var. glabriuscula Meisn.
- Persea littoralis Small
- Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf.
- Tamala carolinensis Raf.
- Tamala littoralis (Small) Small
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Donald R. Davis, David L. Wagner, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Eric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Donald R. Davis, David L. Wagner, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: santiymia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: amy15820, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Griggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Libby Sheer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: GoJean Playz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.