Ocotea whitei Woodson

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Ocotea

Characteristics

arborescens ca. 15-20 m. alititudine attingens; ramulis glaberrimis; foliis oblan-ceolatis basi anguste cuneatis apice obtusiusculis 7-10 cm. longis 2-3 cm. latis coriaceis glaberrimis supra nitidulis; pet-iolis ca. 1 cm. longis; inflorescentiis paniculatis multifloris folia subaequantibus omnino appresse puberulis; pedicellis plus minusve glomeratis ca. 0.1 cm. longis appresse puberulis; bracteis minutissimis ovato-deltiformibus; floribus herma-phroditibus viridulis; perianthii tubo subnullo segmentis late ovatis acutis ca. 0.15 cm. longis extus minutissime appresse puberulis intus papillatis; antheris exterioribus subtrape-zoideis bene stipitatis (filamentos 1/? aequantibus) ca. 0.125 cm. longis introrsis mediis similibus sed extrorsis interioribus sterilibus subquadratis subsessilibusque ca. 0.05 cm. diametro metientibus omnibus eglandulosis; ovario ovoideo ca. 0.125 cm. longo glabro quam stylo dimidio breviore; baccis crasse ellip-soideis 2.5 cm. longis ca. 1 cm. diametro metientibus, cupulae incrassatae segmentis late deltoideis ca. 0.3 cm. longis patenti-bus.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Ocotea whitei leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ocotea whitei leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ocotea whitei leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Ocotea whitei fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ocotea whitei fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ocotea whitei fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Ocotea whitei world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Ocotea whitei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171967-2
WFO ID wfo-0000383157
COL ID 48J22
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nectandra whitei Ocotea whitei Ocotea eusericea Ocotea skutchii