| Ocotea catharinensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Ocotea |
| Species: | O. catharinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocotea catharinensis Mez. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ocotea catarinense (lapsus) |
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Ocotea catharinensis is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. An Atlantic rainforest species, it is endemic to Eastern Brazil, its range extending southward from Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul . It is threatened by habitat loss due to its excessive harvesting for both timber and essential oil (linalool). A honey-bearing tree, its fruits are also sought by birds and mammals, including the endangered monkey Brachyteles arachnoides[1].