Laurbærfamilien

* *[[Chlorocardium ]]*
* kaneltreslekten (*Cinnamomum*)
* laurbærslekten (*Laurus*)
* *[[Lindera]]*
* *[[Litsea]]*
* *[[Neolitsea]]*
* *[[Ocotea]]*
* avokadoslekten (*Persea*)
* *[[Phoebe (botanikk)|Phoebe]]*
* sassafrasslekten (*Sassafras*)
* *[[Californialaurbær|Umbellularia]]*
* ytterligere ca. 40 slekter

**Laurbærfamilien** (Lauraceae) er en plantefamilie i ordenen Laurales. Den omfatter minst 2500 arter fordelt på omtrent 50 slekter. Arter i laurbærfamilien inneholder ofte eteriske oljer. Fra denne familien får vi krydder som kanel, laurbær og kamfer. Frukten avokado kommer fra arten *Persea americana*.

## Slekter og arter
Noen av de viktigste slektene og deres mest kjente arter omfatter blant annet:
;Mye brukte slekter:
* Kaneltreslekten (*[[Cinnamomum]]*)
** Kassiakanel – *([[Cinnamomum aromaticum]])* – også kalt *cassia* (Kina, Sumatra, Vietnam)
** Kamfertre – *([[Cinnamomum camphora]])* 
** Malabarkanel – *([[Cinnamomum citriodorum]])* (Indonesia)
** Japansk kanel - *([[Cinnamomum japonicum]])* (=syn. *C. pedunculatum*) (Japan)
** Saigonkanel – *([[Cinnamomum loureiroi]])* (Vietnam)
** Kanel – *([[Cinnamomum verum]])* – også kalt *Ceylonkanel* eller *ekte kanel* (Sri Lanka)
** *Cinnamomum cassia* =syn. *C. aromaticum*
** *Cinnamomum osmophloeum* eller *Pseudocinnamomum*
** *[[Cinnamomum tamala]]* eller *Malabathrum*, *Tejpat*
** *[[Cinnamomum virens]]* eller *Red-barked sassafras* (østre Australia)
* Laurbærslekten (*[[Laurus]]*)
** *[[Laurus azorica]]* (Azorene) 
** *[[Laurus novocanariensis]]* (Madeira, Kanariøyene, Marokko)
** Laurbær eller Ekte laurbær *(Laurus nobilis)* (middelhavslandene)
* *[[Lindera]]* eller *Spicebush*
** *[[Lindera benzoin]]* eller Spicebush (østre Nord-Amerika)
** *[[Lindera melissifolia]]* (østre Nord-Amerika)
** *[[Lindera obtusiloba]]* (Kina)
** *[[Lindera subcoriacea]]* (østre Nord-Amerika)
** *[[Lindera tonkinensis ]]* (Sørøst-Asia)
* Sassafrasslekten (*Sassafras*)
** Sassafras eller Hvit sassafras, Rød sassafras *(Sassafras albidum)* (østre Nord-Amerika til Texas)
** Kinesisk saffasras eller Tzumu *(Sassafras tzumu)* (sentrale og sørvestre Kina)
** Taiwansk saffasras *(Sassafras randaiense)* (Taiwan)
* Avokadoslekten (*[[Persea]]*)
** Avokado *([[Avocado|Persea americana]])*
*** *Persea americana* var. *drymifolia*
*** *Persea americana* var. *floccosa*
*** *Persea americana* var. *guatemalensis*
*** *Persea americana* var. *nubigena*
*** *Persea americana* var. *steyermarkii*
** Coyo *([[Persea schiedeana]])*
** *[[Persea alpigena]]*
** *[[Persea borbonia]]* 
** *[[Persea caerulea]]*
** *[[Persea cinerascens]]*
** *[[Persea donnell-smithii]]*
** *[[Persea indica]]*
** Lingue *([[Persea lingue]])*
** *[[Persea longipes]]*
** *[[Persea palustris]]* 
** *[[Persea skutchii]]*
* *[[Machilus]]*
** *Machilus edulis* = syn. *[[Persea edulis]]*
** *Machilus ichangensis* = syn. *[[Persea ichangensis]]* 
** *Machilus japonica* = syn. *[[Persea japonica]]*
** *Machilus kobu* = syn. *[[Persea kobu]]*
** *Machilus macrantha* = syn. *[[Persea macrantha]]*
** *Machilus nanmu* = syn. *[[Persea nanmu]]*
** *Machilus thunbergii* = syn. *[[Persea thunbergii]]*
** *Machilus yunnanensis* = syn. *[[Persea yunnanensis]]*
* *[[Phoebe (botanikk)|Phoebe]]*
** *[[Phoebe chekiangensis]]*
** *[[Phoebe cinnamomifolia]]*
** *[[Phoebe elongata]]*
** *[[Phoebe formosana]]*
** *[[Phoebe grandis]]*
** *[[Phoebe montana]]*
** *[[Phoebe nanmu]]*
** *[[Phoebe trinervis]]*
** *[[Phoebe zhennan]]*

;Mindre brukte slekter:
* *[[Actinodaphne]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne cupularis]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne forrestii]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne glaucina]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne henryi]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne kweichowensis]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne lecomtei]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne magniflora]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne mushanensis]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne obovata]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne obscurinervia]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne omeiensis]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne paotingensis]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne pilosa]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne trichocarpa]]*
** *[[Actinodaphne tsaii]]*
* *[[Aiouea]]*
** *[[Aiouea acarodomatifera]]*
** *[[Aiouea angulata]]*
** *[[Aiouea benthamiana]]*
** *[[Aiouea bracteata]]*
** *[[Aiouea lehmannii]]*
** *[[Aiouea macedoana]]*
** *[[Aiouea obscura]]*
* *[[Alseodaphne]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne dura]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne foxiana]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne garciniaecarpa]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne hainanensis]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne macrantha]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne micrantha]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne paludosa]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne ridleyi]]*
** *[[Alseodaphne rugosa]]*
* *[[Aniba]]*
** *[[Aniba canelilla]]* 
** *[[Aniba ferrea]]* 
** *[[Aniba ferruginea]]* 
** *[[Aniba intermedia]]* 
** *[[Aniba novo-granatensis]]* 
** *[[Aniba pedicellata ]]*
** *[[Aniba percoriacea ]]*
** *[[Aniba pilosa ]]*
** *[[Aniba robusta ]]*
** *[[Aniba rosaeodora ]]*
** *[[Aniba santalodora ]]*
** *[[Aniba vaupesiana ]]*
** *[[Aniba venezuelana ]]*
** *[[Aniba vulcanicola ]]*
* *[[Apollonias]]*
** Barbusano eller Kanarisk laurbær *([[Apollonias barbujana]]* = syn. *Apollonias canariensis)*
** *[[Apollonias arnottii]]* (vestre Ghats i India)
** *[[Apollonias madagascariensis]]*
** *[[Apollonias zeylanica]]*
* *[[Beilschmiedia]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia ambigua ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia berteroana ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia bracteata ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia brevipes]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia giorgii ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia insignis]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia kweo ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia lumutensis]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia madagascariensis]]*  = syn. *[[Apollonias madagascariensis]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia mayumbensis ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia membranacea]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia miersii ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia pahangensis ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia penangiana]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia preussii]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia tarairi ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia tawa]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia ugandensis]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia vermoesenii ]]*
** *[[Beilschmiedia zeylanica]]* = syn. *[[Apollonias zeylanica]]*
* *[[Caryodaphnopsis ]]*
** *[[Caryodaphnopsis cogolloi]]* (Colombia)
* *[[Cassytha]]*
** *[[Cassytha aurea]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha candida]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha capillaris]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha ciliolata]]* (Sør-Afrika)
** *[[Cassytha flava]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha glabella]]* (Australia og Okinawa)
** *[[Cassytha filiformis]]* (Hawaii, Sør- og Sentral-Amerika, Florida, Okinawa)
** *[[Cassytha melantha]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha micrantha]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha nodiflora]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha pomiformis]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cassytha pubescens]]* (Australia og Okinawa) 
** *[[Cassytha racemosa]]* (østre Australia)
* *[[Chlorocardium ]]*
** *[[Chlorocardium rodiei]]* (nordlige Sør-Amerika)
* *[[Cryptocarya]]*
** *[[Cryptocarya alba]]* (Chile)
** *[[Cryptocarya chinensis]]* 
** *[[Cryptocarya chingii]]* 
** *[[Cryptocarya concinna]]* 
** *[[Cryptocarya crassinervia]]* (Indonesia)
** *[[Cryptocarya cunninghamiana]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cryptocarya densiflora]]* (Indonesia)
** *[[Cryptocarya erythroxylon]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cryptocarya foetida]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cryptocarya foveolata]]* (Australia)
** *[[Cryptocarya glaucescens]]*( Australia)
** *[[Cryptocarya massoia]]* (Indonesia)
** *[[Cryptocarya moschata]]* (Brasil)
** *[[Cryptocarya palawanensis]]* (Filippinene)
** *[[Cryptocarya pleurosperma]]* 
** *[[Cryptocarya triplinervis]]*
** *[[Cryptocarya williwilliana]]* 
* *[[Dicypellium]]*
** *[[Dicypellium caryophyllatum]]* (Amazonas)
** *[[Dicypellium manausense]]* (Amazonas)
* *[[Endiandra ]]*
** *[[Endiandra globosa ]]* (Australia)
** *[[Endiandra floydii]]* (Australia)
* *[[Eusideroxylon]]* 
** *[[Eusideroxylon zwageri]]* (Borneo)
* *[[Hexapora]]* 
** *[[Hexapora curtisii]]* (Malaysia)
* *[[Licaria]]*
** *[[Licaria brittoniana]]*
** *[[Licaria cannella]]*
** *[[Licaria cubensis]]* (Karibien)
** *[[Licaria triandra]]* (Florida)
** *[[Licaria velutina]]* 
* *[[Litsea]]*
** *[[Litsea calicaris]]* (New Zealand)
** *[[Litsea cubeba]]* (Kina)
** *[[Litsea ichangensis]]*
* *[[Mezilaurus]]*
** *[[Mezilaurus itauba]]* (nordlige Sør-Amerika)
** *[[Mezilaurus navalium]]* (Brasil)
* *[[Nectandra]]
** *Nectandra angusta*
** *Nectandra apiculata*
** *Nectandra astyla*
** *Nectandra aurea*
** *Nectandra baccans*
** *Nectandra barbellata*
** *Nectandra bartlettiana*
** *Nectandra bicolor*
** *Nectandra brittonii*
** *Nectandra brochidodroma*
** *Nectandra canaliculata*
** *Nectandra caudatoacuminata*
** *Nectandra cerifolia*
** *Nectandra citrifolia*
** *Nectandra coeloclada*
** *Nectandra cordata*
** *Nectandra crassiloba*
** *Nectandra cufodontisii*
** *Nectandra dasystyla*
** *Nectandra debilis*
** *Nectandra embirensis* 
** *Nectandra filiflora* 
** *Nectandra fragrans* 
** *Nectandra fulva* 
** *Nectandra gracilis* 
** *Nectandra grisea* 
** *Nectandra guadaripo*
** *Nectandra herrerae*
** *Nectandra heterotricha*
** *Nectandra hirtella* 
** *Nectandra hypoleuca* 
** *Nectandra impressa*
** *Nectandra japurensis*
** *Nectandra krugii*
** *Nectandra latissima* 
** *Nectandra leucocome* 
** *Nectandra longipetiolata*
** *Nectandra matogrossensis* 
** *Nectandra matudai* 
** *Nectandra micranthera*
** *Nectandra microcarpa*
** *Nectandra minima*
** *Nectandra mirafloris*
** *Nectandra obtusata* 
** *Nectandra olida*
** *Nectandra paranaensis* 
** *Nectandra parviflora* 
** *Nectandra psammophila*
** *Nectandra pseudocotea*
** *Nectandra pulchra*
** *Nectandra ramonensis*
** *Nectandra reflexa*
** *Nectandra rudis*
** *Nectandra ruforamula* 
** *Nectandra salicina* 
** *Nectandra smithii* 
** *Nectandra sordida* 
** *Nectandra spicata* 
** *Nectandra subbullata* 
** *Nectandra truxillensis*
** *Nectandra utilis*
** *Nectandra venulosa*
** *Nectandra warmingii* 
** *Nectandra weddellii* 
** *Nectandra wurdackii*
** *Nectandra yarinensis*
* *Neocinnamomum*
** *Neocinnamomum camphora* 
** *Neocinnamomum mekongense* (Dali, Kina)
* *Neolitsea*
** *Neolitsea aciculata* (Japan, Korea)
** *Neolitsea australiensis* (Australia)
** *Neolitsea cassia* (Sri Lanka)
** *Neolitsea dealbata* (Australia)
** *Neolitsea sericea* (Øst-Asia)
* *Nothaphoebe*
** *Nothaphoebe condensa*
** *Nothaphoebe javanica*
** *Nothaphoebe kingiana*
** *Nothaphoebe pahangensis* 
* *Ocotea* eller *Sweetwood*
** *Ocotea bullata*
** *Ocotea cernua* (Peru)
** *Ocotea foetens*  ([[Macaronesia]])
** *Ocotea kuhlmanni* 
** *Ocotea odorifera* (Brasil)
** *Ocotea puberula* (Sør- og Sentral-Amerika)
** *Ocotea usambarensis* (Øst-Afrika)
* *Phyllostemonodaphne*
** *Phyllostemonodaphne geminiflora* (Brasil)
* *Pleurothyrium*
** *Pleurothyrium giganthum*
** *Pleurothyrium hexaglandulosum*
** *Pleurothyrium obovatum*
** *Pleurothyrium roberto-andinoi*
* *Potameia*
** *Potameia lotungensis* (Kina, Vietnam)
* *Povedadaphne*
** *Povedadaphne quadriporata* (Costa Rica)
* *Umbellularia*
** *Umbellularia californica* (vestre Nord-Amerika)
* *Urbanodendron*
** *Urbanodendron bahiense* (Brasil)
** *Urbanodendron macrophyllum* (Brasil)
** *Urbanodendron verrucosum* (Brasil)
* ytterligere 27 slekter

== Eksterne lenker ==
* 
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/Lauracea.htm Lauraceae]  – beskrivelse av arten i: L. Watson og M. J. Dallwitz (1992–), *The Families of Flowering Plants ''.