Tamala borbonia

Tamala borbonia
	Tamala borbonia leaves
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Tamala
Species:	T. borbonia
Binomial name
	Tamala borbonia; (L.) Raf.
	Natural range
Synonyms
	Borbonia borbonia (L.) House ; Borbonia carolinensis J.Presl ; Borbonia littoralis (Small) House ; Laurus borbonia L. ; Laurus carolinensis Catesby ex Michx. ; Laurus carolinensis var. glabra Pursh ; Laurus carolinensis var. obtusa Pursh ; Laurus elongata Salisb. ; Laurus foetens Willd. ex Nees ; Nothaphoebe borbonia (L.) Pax ; Ocotea carolinensis Kostel. ; Ocotea plumieri Kostel. ; Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. ; Persea carolinensis (Catesby ex Michx.) Nees ; Persea carolinensis f. glabriuscula (Meisn.) Mez ; Persea carolinensis var. glabriuscula Meisn. ; Persea littoralis Small ; Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. ; Tamala carolinensis Raf. ; Tamala littoralis (Small) Small ;

Tamala borbonia or redbay is a small, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), native to the southeastern United States and the Bahamas. It belongs to the genus Tamala, which contains three species of evergreen trees native to the region. Tamala borbonia has several common names including tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay.