Ocotea — 49 species
Botanical species in the genus Ocotea recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Ocotea acutifolia
Ocotea acutifolia
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Ocotea acutifolia
Ocotea acutifolia
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Ocotea bullata
Ocotea bullata
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical and tropical areas, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to 1,435 metres. Thrives in a deep soil. Prefers a shady forest situation.
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Ocotea bullata
Ocotea bullata
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical and tropical areas, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to 1,435 metres. Thrives in a deep soil. Prefers a shady forest situation.
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Ocotea catharinensis
Ocotea catharinensis
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Prefers a position with some shade, especially when younger. A slow-growing tree, barely reaching a height of 2 metres within 2 years from seed. Trees can flower all year round.
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Ocotea catharinensis
Ocotea catharinensis
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Prefers a position with some shade, especially when younger. A slow-growing tree, barely reaching a height of 2 metres within 2 years from seed. Trees can flower all year round.
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Ocotea cernua
Ocotea cernua
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical areas, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to over 1,500 metres. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
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Ocotea cernua
Ocotea cernua
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical areas, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to over 1,500 metres. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Full cultivation guide →Ocotea corymbosa
Ocotea corymbosa
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a well-drained, sandy soil in the wild. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Ocotea corymbosa
Ocotea corymbosa
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a well-drained, sandy soil in the wild. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Ocotea cymosa
Ocotea cymosa
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Although generally thought of as needing moderate amounts of sun, trials have shown that it is extremely shade tolerant.
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Ocotea diospyrifolia
Ocotea diospyrifolia
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun to moderate shade. Found in the wild on hillsides with fertile, clayey soils. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Ocotea elegans
Ocotea elegans
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Found in the wild in sandy, well-drained soils of low fertility. Established plants are drought tolerant.
Full cultivation guide →Ocotea floribunda
Ocotea floribunda
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A tree of low to medium elevations in the moist tropics, found in areas with no dry season as well as areas with a distinct dry season. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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Ocotea guianensis
Ocotea guianensis
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. A fast-growing tree. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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Ocotea indecora
Ocotea indecora
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to over 1,000 metres.
Full cultivation guide →Ocotea kenyensis
Ocotea kenyensis
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of moderate to higher elevations in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,600 metres. The mean annual rainfall in the area of distribution ranges from 1,500 - 2,200mm. The tree grows fairly rapidly.
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Ocotea leucoxylon
Ocotea leucoxylon
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
The plant flowers and produces fruit irregularly through the year. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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Ocotea minarum
Ocotea minarum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a deep, sandy soil of moderate fertility in the wild, where it is found in both moist and dry situations. A fast-growing tree when young.
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Ocotea odorifera
Ocotea odorifera
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Grows best in a well-drained soil and is tolerant of poor, shallow soils. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Ocotea porphyria
Ocotea porphyria
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A tree mainly of the warm temperate and subtropical zones, though it enters the tropics in Bolivia, usually at elevations above 1,200 metres, with one report of a tree at 600 metres.
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Ocotea puberula
Ocotea puberula
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Succeeds in virtually all soil types. Newly planted young trees grow away rapidly.
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Ocotea spixiana
Ocotea spixiana
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a well-drained, clayey soil of moderate fertility. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Ocotea usambarensis
Ocotea usambarensis
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from 900 - 3,000 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall ranges from 1,200 - 2,450mm, often with 2 - 3 dry months. It prefers a mean annual temperature in the range of 15 - 20°c, but tolerates 8 - 30°c.
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