Prunus laurocerasus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157508
Prunus laurocerasus
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Summary

Prunus laurocerasus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,266 views/month, #958 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Poisonous Plant of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Prunus[6]
  • Taxon name: Prunus laurocerasus[7]
  • Subclass of: poisonous plant[8]
  • Commons category: Prunus laurocerasus[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prunus laurocerasus[10]
  • Commons gallery: Prunus laurocerasus[11]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], The American Cyclopædia[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30027[17]
  • Short name: P. laurocerasus[18]
  • Taxon common name: Pontische Lorbeer-Kirsche[19], cherry laurel[20], Llorer-cirer[21], bobkovišeň lékařská[22], Laurbær-Kirsebær[23], Lorbeerkirsche[24], Laakerikirsikka[25], Laurier-cerise[26], წყავი[27], gewone laurierkers[28], Laurowiśnia wschodnia[29], Лавровишня[30], Karayemiş[31], 桂樱[32]

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Identifiers

Prunus laurocerasus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61432[33]. Prunus laurocerasus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32242[34]. Prunus laurocerasus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 628559[35]. Prunus laurocerasus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3021496[36]. Prunus laurocerasus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24786[37].

Why It Matters

Prunus laurocerasus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Prunus laurocerasus receive?

Honors received include Poisonous Plant of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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