Biology:Oreodaphne

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Short description: Genus of trees

Oreodaphne
Scientific classification
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Plantae
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Genus:
Oreodaphne

Species

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Synonyms

Bellota Gay
Mespilodaphne Nees
Oreodaphne Nees & Mart.

Oreodaphne is a genus of flowering plants of 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.[citation needed] The fruit are succulent, partly immersed in a deep thick cup formed of the tube of the calyx.[citation needed]

Species[1]

  • Oreodaphne divaricata (Poir.) Nees
  • Oreodaphne retroflexa (Poir.) Nees
  • Oreodaphne sericea (Kunth) Nees
  • Oreodaphne subalpina (Nees) Meisn.
  • Oreodaphne tinctoria (Arruda) Rosenthal

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7101592 entry