Ocotea tomentella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Ocotea
Species: Ocotea tomentella

Name

Ocotea tomentella Sandwith, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(3): 130–131 (1935)

• Syntypes:
  • T.G. Tutin 375 (with male flowers, 17 July 1933; BM [​BM000993972^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isosyntypes: K [​K000602447^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, ex BM], RB [​RB00539276 (41174)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex BM], US [​US00051054 (1743545)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex BM]);
  • J.R. Lockie (Forest Dept. of British Guiana 2035) (in fruit, 14 February 1931; K {K000602446^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000602448^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000602449^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}}).
• Type locality: British Guiana [= Guyana].
  • Tutin: Arawak Matope, Cuyuni River.
  • Lockie: Upper Camaria, Cuyuni River.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sandwith, N.Y. 1935. Contributions to the Flora of Tropical America: XXIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew): 1935(3): 117–132. DOI: 10.2307/4107111 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boggan, J., Funk, V., Kelloff, C., Hoff, M., Cremers, G. & Feuillet, C. 1997. Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), ed. 2. 238 pp. Georgetown: University of Guyana. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Reference page.  [see page 119]
• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. 859 pp., Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Reference page. 

Links

• de Kok, R., 2021. Ocotea tomentella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T181581320A181587816.en.
• 2024. Ocotea tomentella. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 7 February 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ocotea tomentella. Accessed: 2024 February 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ocotea tomentella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ocotea tomentella. Published online. Accessed: 7 February 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ocotea tomentella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 February 2024.

Vernacular names

• Arawak: Baradan