Ocotea rugosa

Ocotea rugosa is a species of evergreen tree to 10 m. tall in the plant genus Ocotea, in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and cloud forest. A tree endemic to Andean Ecuador at altitude of 1,700–2,500 m.[1] This species requires moisture and protection of other trees for growing. The principal threats are fires, grazing, and the conversion of forest to farmland.

Ocotea rugosa

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. rugosa
Binomial name
Ocotea rugosa
van der Warff

In Ecuador is known from ten widely scattered populations, including the Parque Nacional Llanganates, Chillanes-El Tambo, Pichincha volcano, Guajalito river, Pululahua, Antisana and Cayambe-Coca reserves.[1][2][3][4]

The fragrant flowers are whitish with a chalice tan. The fruit is half covered by a dome, like an acorn. The fruits are dark green.[5]

References
  1. "Ocotea rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. "Ocotea rugosa van der Werff - IBUNAM:MEXU:PVT1231755". unibio.unam.mx. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. "Paratype of Ocotea rugosa van der Werff [family LAURACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. http://ww2.bgbm.org/herbarium/Access.cfm?Col=4&Isocode=EC&Fam=LAURACEAE&Genus=all&FullNameCache=all&SubColl=Phanerogamenherbar
  5. "Paratype of Ocotea rugosa van der Werff [family LAURACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.