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(First upload on September 23 2021. Last on April 23 2023) [ 日本語 | English ]

Laurus nobilis L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Laurus L. (ゲッケイジュ)
Gekkeiju (ゲッケイジュ, 月桂樹), laurel, bay laurel, sweet bay, true laurel, Grecian laurel, or bay tree (UK)
Lifeform: evergreen shrub or short tree
Distribution: native to Mediterranean region
Habitat: forests developed by itself (only remnants remain in a few small regions)
Use: ornamental (garden tree), medicine (fruit as stomach medicine and anti-rheumatoid drug) and seasoning

laurel wreath (bay) by branches and leaves

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Laurus nobilis transplanted in Japan


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[1-3] in a herb garden at the roof floor of National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, on August 19 2021. [4/5] at Sapporo Factory Atrium on April 21 2023.

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