Editing Laurus (section)

==Species==
The number of species in the genus has not yet been fully resolved.<ref name=TPL/> Three species are currently accepted:<ref name = powo/>

*''[[Laurus azorica]]'', {{small|(Seub.) Franco}} – Azores laurel. Native to the [[Azores]].
*''[[Laurus nobilis]]'' {{small|L.}} – bay laurel, true laurel, or sweet bay. Native to the [[Mediterranean region]]. Used as an ornamental plant and culinary herb (one type of [[bay leaf]]) used in Mediterranean style dishes. It was also the original source of the [[laurel wreath]] of ancient [[Greece]].
*''[[Laurus novocanariensis]]'' {{small|Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern.Prieto, E.Días, J.C.Costa & C.Aguiar}} –  native to [[Madeira]] and the [[Canary Islands]]. Formerly included in ''L. azorica''.