Oreodaphne
| Oreodaphne | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Oreodaphne Aubl. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
|
Bellota Gay | |
Oreodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. The genus includes five species[1] of evergreen trees, distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical regions of South America, tropical Africa, and Mauritius. It is often considered to be included in Ocotea.[2]
Oreodaphne trees sometimes are called Mountain laurels. The fruit are succulent, partly immersed in a deep thick cup formed of the tube of the calyx.
Species[1]
- Oreodaphne divaricata (Poir.) Nees
- Oreodaphne retroflexa (Poir.) Nees
- Oreodaphne sericea (Kunth) Nees
- Oreodaphne subalpina (Nees) Meisn.
- Oreodaphne tinctoria (Arruda) Rosenthal
References
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