Rosaceae
Portugal laurel
Prunus lusitanica
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- كرز الغار البرتغالي
- arz
- خوخ برتغالى
- Asturian
- Lloral
- Basque
- Portugalgo erramu, Portugal erramu, Portugaleko erramu
- Bulgarian
- Португалска лавровишня
- Chinese
- 葡萄牙桂樱, 葡萄牙桂櫻
- Danish
- Portugisisk Laurbær-Kirsebær, Portugisisk Laurbærkirsebær
- English
- Portugal laurel
- French
- Laurier du Portugal, Laurier cerise du Portugal, Laurier-cerise du portugal
- Galician
- Acereiro
- German
- Portugiesischer Kirschlorbeer
- Irish
- Labhras Portaingéalach
- Japanese
- ポルトガルゲッケイジュ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Portugalhegg
- Portuguese
- Azereiro, Gingeira-brava, Ginjeira-brava, Loureiro-de-portugal
- Russian
- Лавровишня португальская
- Slovenian
- Portugalski lovorikovec
- Spanish
- Azarera, Azarero, Cornicalera, Laurel de Portugal, Lauro de Portugal, Lauroceraso de Portugal, Loro, Palo de loro
- Welsh
- Coeden lawrgeirios Portiwgal
Synonyms
- Cerasus hixa (Brouss. ex Willd.) Webb & Berthel.
- Cerasus lusitanica (L.) Loisel.
- Cerasus lusitanica (L.) Dum.Cours.
- Lauro-cerasus multiglandulosa (Cav.) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus lusitanica (L.) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus lusitanica subsp. hixa (Brouss. ex Willd.) G.Kunkel
- Padus lusitanica (L.) Mill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.