Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R.Wilczek

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Ocotea

Characteristics

Same as O. bullata but differing in following characters: height 3-20 m. Leaves elliptic, large, up to 220 x 90 mm, base tapering, apex rather attenuate; glossy dark green with yellowish veins above, dull, light green below. Flowers clustered at ends of branchlets, small, whitish to yellow. Flowering time Nov.-Jan. Fruit ellipsoid.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree in evergreen rainforest at elevations from 1,100-2,600 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use fuel material 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 -

Distribution

Ocotea kenyensis world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Ocotea kenyensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:467374-1
WFO ID wfo-0000382832
COL ID 6SFZL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tylostemon kenyensis Ocotea argylei Ocotea kenyensis Ocotea viridis