What is Boldo?
{{nosources|date=September 2009}} {{Speciesbox |name = Boldo |image = Peumus boldus - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-104.jpg |image_caption = |genus = Peumus |parent_authority = [[Juan Ignacio Molina|Molina]] |species = boldus |authority = Molina |synonyms = ''Ruizia fragrans'' <small>Ruiz &amp; Pav.</small><br />''Peumus fragrans'' <small>(Ruiz &amp; Pav.) [[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]]</small><br />''Boldus chilense'' <small>[[Eduard Friedrich Poeppig|Poepp.]] ex [[Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner|Meisn.]]</small><br />''Boldu chilanum'' <small>[[Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck|Nees]]</small><br />''Boldu boldus'' <small>([[Juan Ignacio Molina|Molina]]) [[Israel Lyons|Lyons]]</small><br />''Boldoa fragrans'' <small>([[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]]) [[Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher|Endl.]]</small><br />''Boldea fragrans'' <small>(Ruiz &amp; Pav.) [[Claude Gay|Gay]]</small><br />''Boldea boldus'' <small>([[Juan Ignacio Molina|Molina]]) [[Gualterio Looser|Looser]]</small> }} '''Boldo''' (''Peumus boldus'') is a kind of [[tree]] that can be found in the central part of [[Chile]]. It is the only species in the genus ''Peumus''. It is a big part of the [[sclerophyllous]] forests found in the central part of Chile. Boldo has also been introduced to [[Europe]] and [[North Africa]], though it is not often seen outside [[botanical garden]]s. Its leaves are used for culinary purposes, mostly in Latin America. They have a strong, woody and slightly bitter flavor and [[camphor]]-like aroma. They are used in a similar manner to [[bay leaf|bay leaves]] and also used as an herbal tea. {{Herbs & spices}} [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Laurales]] [[Category:Trees]] {{biology-stub}}