Bay Leaf

Bay Leaf

LAURUS NOBILIS
AKA: Bay Laurel
Family: Lauraceae
Kind: Tree
Dried Bay Leaves
Bay Laurel Tree
California Bay Leaf
UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA
Family: Lauraceae
have a stronger flavour than the Mediterranean bay laurel.
Indonesian Bay Leaf
SYZYGIUM POLYANTHUM
Family: Myrtaceae
AKA Indonesian laurel, Daun Salam
Indian Bay Leaf
CINNAMOMUM TAMALA
Family: Lauraceae
AKA malabathrum
Longer and wider than the Mediteranian, taste similar to cinnamon (cassia) bark, but milder.
West Indian Bay Leaf
PIMENTA RACEMOSA
Family: Myrtaceae
the leaf of the West Indian bay tree.

The Lauraceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: the laurels


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Magnoliids   Order: Laurales