Laurus Linnaeus (laurel)
Magnoliopsida - Magnoliales - Magnoliidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 56017
Parent taxon: Lauraceae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Bandulskaia, Cinnamomum, Cryptocarya, Cryptocaryoides, Lauranthus, Laurinoxylon, Laurocarpum, Laurophyllum, Litsea, Malapoenna, Marmarthia, Mauldinia, Neolitsea, Ocotea, Persea, Perseanthus, Persites, Potomacanthus, Sassafras, Ulminium, Umbellularia
Subtaxa: Laurus antecedens, Laurus grandis, Laurus hollae, Laurus plutonia, Laurus socialis