Ocotea acutifolia (Nees) Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Ocotea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 7.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Atlantic rainforest and savannah, always in more open and secondary growth areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ocotea acutifolia leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea acutifolia leaf picture by Natalia Gomez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ocotea acutifolia flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea acutifolia flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea acutifolia flower picture by Máira Dalavequia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ocotea acutifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Ocotea acutifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171504-2
WFO ID wfo-0000382960
COL ID 6SFWP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oreodaphne acutifolia Oreodaphne acutifolia var. prolifera Ocotea acutifolia