Lauraceae

Ocotea Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 780 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America, Macaronesia, Cameroon to Ethiopia and S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Sudan-South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bentham & Hooker f., Gen. Pl. 3: 157 (1880).
  • Hist. Pl. Guiane Fr. 2: 780 (1775).
  • Rohwer in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 20: 1–278 (1986).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hist. Pl. Guiane Fr.: 780 (1775)
  • Rohwer in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamb. 20:1-278 (1986)
  • in Kubitzki et al., Fam. Gen.Vasc. Pl. 2: 382 (1993)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2015 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000352446 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Matuda, E. [5140] Mexico K001057499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Matuda, E. [5140] Mexico K001057498 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Cremers, G.; Crozier, F. [15215] French Guiana K001057503 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Piva, J.H. [2164] Brazil K000579611 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Parcela 1; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H.; Santos, S.K.F.; Yamaciro, T. [436] Brazil K000579630 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A. [2085] Brazil K000579613 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1156] Brazil K000579631 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Piva, J.H. [1440] Brazil K000579633 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Antunes, R.L.; Piva, J. [2343] Brazil K000579629 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1201] Brazil K000579609 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Parcela 1; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H.; Santos, S.K.F.; Yamaciro, T. [116] Brazil K000579625 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [142] Brazil K000579610 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Wright, C. [1412] Cuba K000602196 Type Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Wright, C. [1413a] Cuba K000602195 Isosyntype Yes
Oct 9, 1984 Glaziou, A.F.M. [15379a] Brazil K000602401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Lebrun, J. [4821] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000350960 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner, H.M. [1885] Kenya K000350959 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Cardona P., F. [2496] Venezuela K000602444 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner, H.M. [1885] Kenya K000350957 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner, H.M. [1885] Kenya K000350956 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner, H.M. [1885] Kenya K000350955 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner, H.M. [1885] Kenya K000350958 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Glaziou, A.F.M. [19805] Brazil K000602402 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1964 Blanchet [3977] Brazil K000602242 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1964 Lorentz [s.n.] Argentina K000602428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Sello [B 1362 c.393] Brazil K000575057 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000512700 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Matuda, E. [5582] Mexico K000602149 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1938 Burchell, W.J. [5409] South Africa K000846148 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1938 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000350873 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1938 Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa K000350874 Type Yes
Hahn, W.; Tiwari, S. [5145] Guyana K001577084 Yes
Cuamacás, B.; Gudiño, E.; Tipaz, G. [151] Ecuador K003322843 Yes
Riedel [481] Brazil K000352448 Isotype Yes
Riedel [481] Brazil K000352447 Isotype Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10456] Cameroon K000518991 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000350875 Unknown Type Material Yes
van der Werff, H.; Gudiño, E. [10949] Ecuador K003322844 Yes
McWhirter, J. [230] K:SPC-31877.000 No
Steyermark, J.A.; Dunsterville, G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E. [92765] Venezuela K000602417 Type Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [176] Bolivia K:SPC-54695.000 No
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000602377 Isosyntype Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14089] Ecuador K:SPC-57115.000 No
Wright, C. [477] Cuba K000602270 Isosyntype Yes
Maguire, B.; Steyermark, J.A.; Maguire, C.K. [53685] Venezuela K000602416 Type Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14114] Ecuador K:SPC-57101.000 No
Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Gomes, V.F.; Oliveira, W.L.; dos Santos, A.J.B. [16061] Brazil K001634731 Yes
Acosta, L.; Vargas, L. [3120] Costa Rica K001890045 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Gomes, V.F.; Oliveira, W.L.; Barreto dos Santos, A.J. [16096] Brazil K001609396 Yes
Rodríguez, D.; Martínez, R. [7618] El Salvador K001625582 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Singh, D.; Benjamin, P. [5727] Guyana K001635930 No
Loup, C.; Pignal, M.; Viscardi, G. [471] Comoros K001906210 Yes
Encarnación, F. [26203] Peru K001925621 No
Andrianantenaina, W.; Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ranaivomanana, T.; Andriamasy, A.T.; Tarimy, A.; Benoit.; Rakotosoa, D. [562] Madagascar K001892541 Yes
Nascimento, F.H.F [551] Brazil K001577595 Yes
Nascimento, F.H.F. [550] Brazil K001577596 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Gomes, V.F.; Oliveira, W.L.; dos Santos, A.J.B. [16032] Brazil K001573991 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000602378 Isosyntype Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [13929] Ecuador K:SPC-58760.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14106] Ecuador K:SPC-57106.000 No
Poncy, O.; Serein, J.Y.; Barrabé, L. [1920] Guyana K001765542 Yes
Nascimento, F.H.F. [553] Brazil K001577608 Yes
Nascimento, F.H.F. [552] Brazil K001577594 Yes
Wright, C. [477] Cuba K000602269 Type Yes
Blanchet [3735] Brazil K000602241 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [1748] Brazil K000579632 Yes
Palacios, W.; van der Werff, H [3674] Ecuador K003322846 Yes
Riedel [483] Brazil K000352449 Isotype Yes
Wright, C. [1413] Cuba K000602194 Type Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14144] Ecuador K:SPC-57127.000 No
Hassler, E. [12456] Paraguay K000602373 Type Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [13929] Ecuador K:SPC-58764.000 No
van der Werff, H.; Gudiño, E. [10978] Ecuador K003322845 Yes
Peru K:SPC-46263.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14113] Ecuador K:SPC-58756.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [13918] Ecuador K:SPC-57111.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14024] Ecuador K:SPC-58722.000 No
Madriñán, S.; Arango, S.; Salazar, M. [730] Colombia K003322847 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Veloz, L. [14120] Ecuador K:SPC-58761.000 No

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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