Biology:Oreodaphne
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Short description: Genus of trees
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| Genus: | Oreodaphne |
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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
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