Ocotea diospyrifolia (Meisn.) Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Ocotea

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found in both dense primary and the more open secondary formations of rainforests and Araucaria forest; favouring hillsides with fertile, clayey soils.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Fruit

Ocotea diospyrifolia fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ocotea diospyrifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Conservation status

Ocotea diospyrifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171617-2
WFO ID wfo-0000390568
COL ID 74FY3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ocotea pseudocorymbosa Oreodaphne diospyrifolia Ocotea diospyrifolia