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Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Laness.

Lauraceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru)

SC SE

sci hyg

fr ti

Laurus exaltata var. lancifolia Poir. Laurus leucoxylon Sw. Nectandra longifolia A.Rich. Ocotea duotincta C.K.Allen Ocotea lenticellata Lundell Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f. Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Mez Oreodaphne leucoxylon Nees Persea leucoxylon Spreng.

whitewood ocotea; black-cedar, duckwood (Trinidad and Tobago); false avocado, loblolly sweetwood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); white wood (Jamaica); whitewood (Puerto Rico)

ocotéa bois-blanc; bois doux blanc, bois doux caca, bois doux couronne; bois doux jaune, bois doux piment, bois doux pimenté (Guadeloupe); bois doux-couronne; d'olive, grande feuille, laurier, laurier blanc (Haiti); laurier fine (Guadeloupe); laurier guêpes (Haiti); laurier madame (Guadeloupe); laurier noir (Martinique); laurier rose (Haiti); laurier-fine, laurier-madame

aguacatillo, aguacatillo negro (Honduras); boniato (Cuba); cacaillo (Puerto Rico); cigua boba, cigua laurel, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic); curabara (Cuba); false avocado (St. Thomas); geo, geo-geo (Puerto Rico); hojancha, judió (Cuba); laurel (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); laurel geo-geo (Puerto Rico); laurel prieto (Dominican Republic); patabán de monte (Cuba); yalte (Ecuador)

doliv, gran fèy, lorie blan, lorie gèp, lorie wòz (creole, Haiti); sate (kuna, Panama)

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Latin name	Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Laness.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Laurus exaltata var. lancifolia Poir. Laurus leucoxylon Sw. Nectandra longifolia A.Rich. Ocotea duotincta C.K.Allen Ocotea lenticellata Lundell Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f. Ocotea leucoxylon (Sw.) Mez Oreodaphne leucoxylon Nees Persea leucoxylon Spreng.
English name	whitewood ocotea; black-cedar, duckwood (Trinidad and Tobago); false avocado, loblolly sweetwood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); white wood (Jamaica); whitewood (Puerto Rico)
French name	ocotéa bois-blanc; bois doux blanc, bois doux caca, bois doux couronne; bois doux jaune, bois doux piment, bois doux pimenté (Guadeloupe); bois doux-couronne; d'olive, grande feuille, laurier, laurier blanc (Haiti); laurier fine (Guadeloupe); laurier guêpes (Haiti); laurier madame (Guadeloupe); laurier noir (Martinique); laurier rose (Haiti); laurier-fine, laurier-madame
Spanish name	aguacatillo, aguacatillo negro (Honduras); boniato (Cuba); cacaillo (Puerto Rico); cigua boba, cigua laurel, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic); curabara (Cuba); false avocado (St. Thomas); geo, geo-geo (Puerto Rico); hojancha, judió (Cuba); laurel (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); laurel geo-geo (Puerto Rico); laurel prieto (Dominican Republic); patabán de monte (Cuba); yalte (Ecuador)
Other name	doliv, gran fèy, lorie blan, lorie gèp, lorie wòz (creole, Haiti); sate (kuna, Panama)
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