Persea barbujana

Persea barbujana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Persea
Species:	P. barbujana
Binomial name
Persea barbujana (Cav.) Mabb. & Nieto Fel.
Synonyms [3]
Synonymy Apollonias barbujana(Cav.) A.Braun Apollonias canariensis(Willd.) Nees Apollonias canariensis var. Meisn. Laurus barbujanaCav. (1801) (basionym Laurus barbusanaLowe Laurus barbusanoHochst. ex Webb & Berthel. Laurus borboniaMeisn. Laurus canariensisWilld. Laurus carolinensisMeisn. Laurus foetensBrouss. ex Meisn. Laurus nitidaMasson ex Meisn. Laurus reticulataPoir. Laurus tomentosaMeisn. Persea canariensis(Willd.) Spreng. Phoebe barbujana(Cav.) Webb & Berthel.

Persea barbujana, the Canary laurel or barbusano, is a species of tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Macaronesian islands of Madeira (incl. Porto Santo) and the Canary Islands. ^{[1] [3]} It is often placed as the sole species in genus Apollonias . Molecular phylogenic analyses found that the species is nested within the genus Persea, which also includes the Macaronesian endemic Persea indica . ^[4]

The La Gomera subspecies, P. barbujana ceballosi, is distinct and endangered. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Beech, E.; da Silva Menezes de Sequeira, M.P.; Fernandes, F. (2017). "Apollonias barbujana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T62567A81867959. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62567A81867959.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Bañares, A.; et al. (1998). "Apollonias barbujana subsp. ceballosi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T30321A9535286. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30321A9535286.en . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
3. "Persea barbujana (Cav.) Mabb. & Nieto Fel". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
4. Li, Lang; Li, Jie; Rohwer, Jens G.; van der Werff, Henk; Wang, Zhi-Hua; Li, Hsi-Wen (September 2011). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions". American Journal of Botany. 98 (9): 1520–1536. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100006. PMID   21860056.