Ocotea

Ocotea
O. foetens on the highlands of Madeira Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Aubl.
Species

Over 520, see List of Ocotea species

Synonyms[1]
  • Agathophyllum Juss.
  • Evodia Gaertn.
  • Mespilodaphne Nees
  • Oreodaphne Nees & Mart.

Ocotea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. Many are evergreen trees with lauroid leaves.

There are over 520 species currently accepted within the genus,[2] distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (around 300 species)[3] including the Caribbean and West Indies,[4][5] but also with some species in Africa, Madagascar[3] and the Mascarene Islands.[6] One species (O. foetens) is native to the Macaronesia (in Canary Islands and Madeira).[7] The genus is suspected to be paraphyletic.[8]

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  2. ^ "Ocotea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Henk van der Werff (1996). "Ocotea ikonyokpe, a new species of Lauraceae from Cameroon". Novon. 6 (4): 460–462. doi:10.2307/3392056. JSTOR 3392056.
  4. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System".
  5. ^ Alain H. Liogier; Luis F. Martorell (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis. La Editorial, UPR. ISBN 9780847703692.
  6. ^ Kostermans, Achmad Jahja (GH); Marais, W. (1979). Ocotea (Lauraceae) in the Mascarene Islands. H.M. Stationery Office. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  7. ^ da Silva Menezes de Sequeira, M.P.; Beech, E. (2017). "Ocotea foetens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30328A81868200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T30328A81868200.en. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Penagos Zuluaga, Juan C.; Werff, Henk; Park, Brian; Eaton, Deren A. R.; Comita, Liza S.; Queenborough, Simon A.; Donoghue, Michael J. (2021). "Resolved phylogenetic relationships in the Ocotea complex (Supraocotea) facilitate phylogenetic classification and studies of character evolution". American Journal of Botany. 108 (4): 664–679. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1632. PMID 33818757. S2CID 233026796.