Family Lauraceae Jussieu 1789 (laurel)
Magnoliopsida - Magnoliales - Magnoliidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 53510
Parent taxon: Magnoliales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Amborellaceae, Annonaceae, Austrobaileyaceae, Calycanthaceae, Canellaceae, Chloranthaceae, Degeneriaceae, Endressinia, Eupomatiaceae, Gomortegaceae, Hernandiaceae, Himantandraceae, Lactoridaceae, Magnoliaceae, Monimiaceae, Myristicaceae, Trimeniaceae
Subtaxa: Bandulskaia, Cinnamomum, Cryptocarya, Cryptocaryoides, Lauranthus, Laurinoxylon, Laurocarpum, Laurophyllum, Laurus, Litsea, Malapoenna, Marmarthia, Mauldinia, Neolitsea, Ocotea, Persea, Perseanthus, Persites, Potomacanthus, Sassafras, Ulminium, Umbellularia