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Lauraceae taxonomy
Note on Classification
List of names from TROPICOS - all other data entered by us.
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Laurus cassia L.
Nomenclature
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Genus: NeolitseaSpecies: Neolitsea cassia
Species:
Laurus cassia L.
Usage:
not accepted
Unacceptability Reason:
homotypic (nomenclatural) synonym
Reference:
Original type data:
Habitat in Malabaria, Sumatra, Java
Miscellaneous information:
Among the four specimens in the Linnean herbarium (linnean-online.org), two (LINN 528.3 and LINN 518.5) seem to represent the species that is now called Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.; the other two (LINN 518.4 and LINN-HS 707.13) are Cinnamomum species.