Laurel forest is a subtropical or mild temperate forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. They are characterized by evergreen, glossy-leaved trees, with members of the Laurel family (Lauraceae) prominent, either as the predominant trees or in association with other species. Forest - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Genera many, see text The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of flowering plants included in the Order Laurales. ...

Laurel forests occur in small areas where their particular climactic requirements prevail, in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Northern hemisphere laurel forests include the laurisilva forests of the Azores, Madeira Islands, and Canary Islands, the laurel forests of southern Japan, and the North Western Ghats montane rain forests of western India. Laurisilva is a type of humid subtropical forest found on several of the Macaronesian islands of the north Atlantic, namely the Azores, Madeira Islands, and the Canary Islands. ... Flag of Azores Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... Canaries Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 13th  7 447 km²  1,5% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 8th  1 843 755  4,4%  247,58/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Canary Islander  canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16... The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. ...

Southern hemisphere laurel forests can be found in the Valdivian temperate rain forests ecoregion of central Chile and on Madagascar. Laurel-oak and laurel-Castanopsis associations are common; laurel-Castanopsis forests recur as a climax vegetation type from Taiwan across southern China to the eastern Himalayas. The Valdivian temperate rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located on the west coast of southern South America, in Chile and extending into a small part of Argentina. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Oakland International Airport is located in Oakland, California and serves the San Francisco Bay Area metro region. ... Species about 120; see text Castanopsis is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the beech family, Fagaceae. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

In ancient times laurel forests were the predominant vegetation type in mild temperate climate region of southeastern Japan. There were three main types of evergreen broadleaf forests, in which Castanopsis, Machilus, or Quercus predominated. Most of these forests were logged or cleared for cultivation, and replanted with faster-growing conifers, like pine or hinoki, and only a few pockets remain. Species about 120; see text Castanopsis is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the beech family, Fagaceae. ... This article is about oaks (Quercus desert-oak is unrelated, and instead belongs to the genus Allocasuarina. ... Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ...

Millions of years ago, Laurel forests were much more widespread, covering large parts of Africa and the Mediterranean basin. The drying of the planet since the Pliocene caused these forests to retreat to their present enclaves. Some relict Mediterranean laurel forest species, like Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) and the Spanish endemics Rhododendron ponticum baeticum and Rhamnus frangula baetica, still persist in humid microclimates, such as stream valleys, in Spain's Baetic Cordillera and the Rif Mountains of Morocco. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Pliocene epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5. ... Binomial nomenclature Laurus nobilis L. The Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae), also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, or just Laurel is the source of the spice Bay Leaves. ... This article is about the ecological meaning of endemic. See also endemic (epidemiology). ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose; dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Species See text The Buckthorns Rhamnus are a genus (or two genera, if Frangula is treated as distinct) of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall (rarely to 15 m), in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. ... The Baetic Cordillera is a mountain system in southern Spain. ... This is about a region in Morocco: RIF is also an acronym/initialism. ...