Lauraceae
Ocotea

Ocotea leptobotra (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez

First published in Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 376 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dorr, L.J. & Niño, S.M. (2024). Flora of Guaramacal (Venezuela) II Gymnosperms, Angiosperms (Cl.oranthales, Magnoliids). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 120: 1-92.
  • van der Werff, H. (2020). Studies in Andean Ocotea (Lauraceae V.. Novon 28: 192-230.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903. [Cited as Ocotea cernua.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1887 Spruce, R. [3913] Peru K000111100 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [3913] Peru K000111101 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [1410] K003321687 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Krukoff, B.A. [5262] Brazil Ocotea marmellensis var. acrensis K000602388 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Krukoff, B.A. [5262] Brazil Ocotea marmellensis var. acrensis K000602389 Type Yes
Hostmann [964] Suriname Ocotea marowynensis K000602342 Type Yes
Hostmann [964] Suriname Ocotea marowynensis K000602343 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Schomburgk, R. [715 / 1087] Guyana Ocotea urophylla K000602344 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Linden [1607] Mexico Ocotea cernua K000602154 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Schomburgk [828 / 1404] Guyana Ocotea cernua K000602348 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1887 Dominica Ocotea cernua K000602183 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1887 Dominica Ocotea cernua K000602184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1421] Suriname Ocotea cernua K003321691 Yes
de Granville, J.-J. [12572] French Guiana Ocotea cernua K003321694 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3546] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321704 Yes
Milliken, W.; Damiao, C.; de Mota, A. [M611] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321712 Yes
Sette Silva, E.; Lima, J. [R5817] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321708 Yes
Hammel, B.; Perez, I.; Santamaría, D.; Solano, D. [23561] Costa Rica Ocotea cernua K001890061 Yes
Spichiger.; Encarnación. [1180] Peru Ocotea cernua K001892519 No
Rodríguez, A.; Soto, A. [2289] Costa Rica Ocotea cernua K001891887 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M. [48729] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321710 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5957] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321700 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1421] Suriname Ocotea cernua K003321692 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [150] Bolivia Ocotea cernua K:SPC-33758.000 No
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3881] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321707 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coêlho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15230] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321703 Yes
Tillet, S.; Tillett, C.L. [45813] Guyana Ocotea cernua K003321690 Yes
Assuncao, P.A.C.L.; da Silva, C.F. [481] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321713 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [1112] Guyana Ocotea cernua K003321688 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6356] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321697 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C. [4847] Guyana Ocotea cernua K003321696 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Assis, L.C.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Lima, L.R.; Lucas, E.; Silva, B.R.; Edwards, S.; Zappi, D. [2787] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321699 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [5289] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321702 Yes
Oliveira, A.R.S.; Lima, L.; Consuelo, E. [610] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321715 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20365] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321701 Yes
de Granville, J.-J.; Acevedo, P.; Boyer, A.; Hollenberg, L. [11865] French Guiana Ocotea cernua K003321693 Yes
Milliken, W.; Bowles, S. [M295] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321709 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Nicolau, S.A.; da Silva, C.F. [870] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321714 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Rodriguez, A.; Perry, C.; Ragnauth, P.; John, N.; James, H.; Simon, H. [4658] Guyana Ocotea cernua K003321695 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Nelson, B.W. [P22520] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321705 Yes
Sette Silva, E.; Lima, J. [R5817] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321711 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6356] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321698 Yes
Snow, D.W. [47] Guyana Ocotea cernua K003321689 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [11130] Brazil Ocotea cernua K003321706 Yes
Ule, E. [5862] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321740 Yes
Jenman [6618] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321725 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6464] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321756 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2610] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321722 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3480] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321721 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F503] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321730 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1539] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321726 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [22903] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321741 Yes
Wilson-Bronne, S.J. [WB538] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321718 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [D326] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321720 Yes
Anderson, A.B.; Strudwick, J.; Sobel, G.; Gonçalves, M.; Rosario, C.; Baia, R.; Vasconcelos, P.C.; Pinto, M.G. [1162] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321750 Yes
de La Cruz, J.S. [3129] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321729 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8729] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321753 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coelho, J. [4908] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321742 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51478] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321738 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F. [6949] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321748 Yes
s.coll. [2319] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321719 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51050] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321737 Yes
Mori, S.; Boom, B.; Keller, S. [14910] French Guiana Ocotea caudata K003321716 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F503] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321731 Yes
Jenman [1702] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321723 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8729] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321754 Yes
Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Farias, L.G. [6417] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321759 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6186] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321758 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6185] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321746 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14659] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321751 Yes
Jenman [7046] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321732 Yes
de La Cruz, J.S. [4401] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321728 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [1467] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321744 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6464] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321755 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7352] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321760 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7351] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321757 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [JB110] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321717 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2309] Suriname Ocotea caudata K003321734 Yes
Jenman [7549] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321724 Yes
van Andel, T.R.; Behari-Ramdass, J.; Ramharakh, S.; Wewe, K.; van Troon, F. [4401] Suriname Ocotea caudata K003321733 Yes
Pedrollo, C.T.; Ammann, S.; Perez, W.F. [62] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321735 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1521] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321739 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F. [7187] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321747 Yes
de La Cruz, J.S. [4261] Guyana Ocotea caudata K003321727 Yes
Silva, N.T. [1447] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321736 Yes
Mori, S.A.; dos Santos, T.S.; Thompson, C.B. [10851] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321745 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14670] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321752 Yes
Schomburgk [828 / 1404] Guyana Ocotea caudata K000602347 Isotype Yes
Schomburgk [828 / 1404] Guyana Ocotea caudata K000602345 Isotype Yes
Schomburgk [828 / 1404] Guyana Ocotea caudata K000602346 Isotype Yes
Cid, C.A.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.; Rosas, N. [1649] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321743 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coêlho, D.F.; Monteira, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15308] Brazil Ocotea caudata K003321749 Yes
Linden [1607] Mexico Ocotea sieberi K000602179 Isosyntype Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Hollowell, T.; David, K.; Chin, C.; Perry, C. [5536] Guyana Ocotea subalpina K003321684 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4580] Brazil Ocotea subalpina K003321685 Yes
Riedel [143] Brazil Ocotea subalpina K003321686 Yes

Sources

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