Ocotea porphyria — a medium houseplant
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Ocotea porphyria

Ocotea Porphyria

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Ocotea porphyria is a species of evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, where it lives in humid montane forests, or Yungas, on the eastern side of the Andes. Common names include laurel del cerro, laurel la falda, laurel tucumano, and ayuínandí.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Ocotea
Family
Lauraceae
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Ocotea porphyria leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Ocotea porphyria habit
PLATE 02 · habit
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