Chilean laurel (Laurelia sempervirens)

Chilean laurel, a reference photo — Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Laurelia sempervirens is a species of evergreen tree in the family Atherospermataceae (formerly Monimiaceae). Common names include Peruvian nutmeg, tihue or trihue (from the Mapuche language), and Chilean laurel or Chilean sassafras.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chilean laurel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Laureliopsis philippiana
Gomortega keule
Euonymus spraguei
Cassipourea malosana
Melicytus chathamicus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Laurales
Family: Atherospermataceae
Genus: Laurelia
Species: Laurelia sempervirens

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