LAUREL

BY: AITZIBER LUQUE

SCIENTIFIC NAME
Laurels scientific name is Laurus Nobilis.

VULGAR NAME
Laurels vulgar name in spanish is Laurel.
Laurels vulgar name in English is Bay or
Laurel.
Laurels vulgar name in Basque is
Ereinotz.

MORPHOLOGICAL
DESCRIPTION

The flowers of most species in this family are small, yellow, and aromatic.
Some species have bisexual flowers containing both male and female
organs. Some species have unisexual flowers, with each flower having
either male organs or female organs. Some species are polygamous, in that
individuals have some flowers which are bisexual, and others that are
unisexual.
The flowers of most species have six sepals, arranged in two cycles. Sepals
are the outermost whorl of a flower, typically leaf-like in appearance. The
stamens, or male organs, of laurel flowers occur in three or four cycles, with
three stamens in each. The flowers usually have a single pistil, or female
organ, which contains a single ovule that develops into a seed
after fertilitation. The fruit of most species is aromatic, and is classified as a
drupe, in that is has a fleshy outer layer and a hard inner layer with a single
seed.
The leaves, stems, and roots of most species in the laurel family are
aromatic. The leaves are typically alternate, rather than opposite, to one
another on the stem. The leaves are simple in that they consist of a single
blade. The California laurel (Umbellularia californica) and most tropical
species in the Lauraceae have persistent leaves, which remain attached to
the plant after they are no longer functional. Other species such as
sassafras (Sassafras albidum) and spice bush (Lindera benzoin) have
seasonally deciduous leaves, which fall off in the autumn, after they become
nonfunctional.

CLASSICAL AUTHORS
The ancient Greece was the first
civilitation using the Laurel for their myth
about Dafne and Apollo.

DRAWING OF THE PLANT

MYTHOLOGICAL SYMBOLISM
Daphne was a nymph that was running
away from Apollo because he was trying
to chase her, so Daphne transformed into
a Laurel so this way the god couldt catch
her.

USES OF THE PLANT

It is used usually to cook, but we
can also use to put behind the
mattress to ward off moths.

THREATS AND SINGULARITY

Its best known virtues are:
1. Tone the stomach.
2. Soothing and antiseptic.

CURIOSITY
The ancient Rome uses the Laurel to put
in the winners head.

LATIN TEXT
Multi vomituris acetabula eius et folia lauri
decem trita in aqua bibenda inter cenam
suadent.
If you want to vomit, you have to put laurel
in hot water and mix it, and then you take
it in dinner.