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North America distribution zone

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Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Mez

Lauraceae

SE North America (Central America, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)

hyg calc

fw ma ti

Laurus cerifera Vahl Laurus exaltata Rudolphi non Sw. Laurus floribunda Sw. Laurus retroflexa Poir. Nectandra floribunda (Sw.) Nees Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f. Ocotea wachenheimii Benoist Oreodaphne domingensis Nees Oreodaphne retroflexa Nees Persea retroflexa Spreng. Strychnodaphne floribunda Griseb.

flowering ocotea; black candlewood, black sweet wood (Jamaica)

ocotéa puant; bois doux (Guadeloupe); laurier petite feuille; laurier puant (Haiti); laurier ti feuilles (St. Lucia)

aguacatilla (Ecuador); boniato laurel (Cuba); cedro colorado (Ecuador); cigua aguacatillo, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); fierrilo, hierrillo (Costa Rica); jigua (Ecuador); laurel (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); laurel blanco (Dominican Republic); laurel espada (Puerto Rico); lebisa (Cuba); quina (Costa Rica)

lorié piant (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Laurus cerifera Vahl Laurus exaltata Rudolphi non Sw. Laurus floribunda Sw. Laurus retroflexa Poir. Nectandra floribunda (Sw.) Nees Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f. Ocotea wachenheimii Benoist Oreodaphne domingensis Nees Oreodaphne retroflexa Nees Persea retroflexa Spreng. Strychnodaphne floribunda Griseb.
English name	flowering ocotea; black candlewood, black sweet wood (Jamaica)
French name	ocotéa puant; bois doux (Guadeloupe); laurier petite feuille; laurier puant (Haiti); laurier ti feuilles (St. Lucia)
Spanish name	aguacatilla (Ecuador); boniato laurel (Cuba); cedro colorado (Ecuador); cigua aguacatillo, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); fierrilo, hierrillo (Costa Rica); jigua (Ecuador); laurel (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); laurel blanco (Dominican Republic); laurel espada (Puerto Rico); lebisa (Cuba); quina (Costa Rica)
Other name	lorié piant (creole, Haiti)
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