Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Laurales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamala borbonia
FAMILY
Lauraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Persea borbonia
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Persea borbonia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-01-001:
Persea borbonia FAMILY Lauraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tamala borbonia
COMMON NAME:
Upland Redbay, Tisswood
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_389
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pebo_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pebo_004_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_borbonia_redbay_4
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_borbonia_redbay_5
March
Leaf blade leathery, elliptical to oblong, tapering at both ends, 2-8" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_persea_borbornia
March
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1796
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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Will Stuart wil_9047978143_3e3c22e9b2
September Hyde County NC
Outer Banks
A tree occasionally 60-70' tall and 2' in diameter, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Will Stuart wil_9047996259_2d229b3891
September New Hanover County NC
New Hanover County Arboretum
The aromatic, spicy leaves have been used for flavoring soups & meat dishes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Will Stuart wil_9050229980_b45c65df81
September New Hanover County NC
New Hanover County Arboretum
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Alan S. Weakley asw_4118794778346059
December Georgetown County SC
Fruit a lustrous dark blue drupe, to 1/2" long, w yellow-orange peduncles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
COMPARE
fruit of Lauraceae family
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamala borbonia
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Persea borbonia
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Persea borbonia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-01-001:
Persea borbonia
FAMILY
Lauraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tamala borbonia
1050
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: hammocks, dunes, maritime forests, in dry sandy soils on barrier islands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare north of FL, becoming rarer
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 persistent tepals
9-12 stamens (inner 3 sterile)
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/Black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p058
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p354
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p501
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p414
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p255
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p034
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p061
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p227
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p213
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p230
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