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Ocotea porosa
Lauraceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Ocotea porosa

Ocotea porosa

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust can cause skin complaints[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
GrowthSlow

Grows best in a sunny position[2]. A slow-growing tree[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ocotea+porosa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
  2. [2]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
  3. [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.