Ocotea oblonga
(Meisn.) Mez
Oblong ocotea
LauraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Trinidad, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Lauraceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Acalahue oogompono, Aguacillo, Ajua, Amarillo de blanco, Canelo, Hiwa amarilla, Hojaraz, Kereti, Llausa ahwa, Pisie, Puike, Sicshi moena, Weti apici, Zupe'yo
Cinnamomum mayanum (Lundell) Kosterm.Mespilodaphne oblonga Meisn.Ocotea cuprea (Meisn.) MezOcotea mayana (Lundell) LundellOcotea oblonga subsp. cuprea (Meisn.) RohwerOcotea portoricensis MezOreodaphne cuprea Meisn.Phoebe mayana Lundell
