Ocotea puberula (Rich.) Nees

Cedre gris (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Ocotea

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland evergreen and partly deciduous forest formations. Found in a wide range of forest types, in Brazil it is especially prevalent in Araucaria forests. Found mainly as a pioneer in open areas and in forest clearings, rarely in primary forest
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ocotea puberula habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ocotea puberula leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea puberula leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea puberula leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Ocotea puberula flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocotea puberula flower picture by Leandro da silva pereira (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ocotea puberula world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ocotea puberula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1032261-2
WFO ID wfo-0000383318
COL ID 48HTH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733550
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtus dioica Laurus puberula Ocotea martiniana Ocotea baturitensis Oreodaphne warmingii Oreodaphne martiniana Ocotea paraensis Ocotea puberula Myrcia schaueriana Ocotea paranapiacabensis Persea richardiana Strychnodaphne puberula Gymnobalanus perseoides Ocotea arechavaletae Oreodaphne hostmanniana Ocotea subglabra Oreodaphne acutifolia var. latifolia Oreodaphne martiniana var. opaca Oreodaphne martiniana var. latifolia Oreodaphne martiniana var. dubia Ocotea puberula var. truncata Ocotea puberula var. arechavaletae Strychnodaphne puberula var. truncata Ocotea pyramidata