Flowery ocotea
Ocotea floribunda

Family: Lauraceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aguacatilla, Aguacatillo blanco, Apici, Boniato laurel, Cedro colorado, Cigua aguacatillo, Cigia prieta, Fierrilo, Heburu, Hierrillo, Jigua, Kereti, Kereti silverballi, Lorie piant, Lebisa, Nasinaba, Pisi, Quina, Tingui apici, Tingi-apisi, Weti-apisi

Synonyms

Calycodaphne cupularis Bojer; Calycodaphne dysoxylon Bojer; Calycodaphne floribunda (Sw.) Bojer; Laurus cerifera Vahl; Laurus exaltata Rudolphi; Laurus floribunda Sw.; Laurus retroflexa Poir.; Nectandra floribunda (Sw.) Nees; Ocotea arenaensis R.L.Brooks; Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Ocotea wachenheimii Benoist; Oreodaphne domingensis Nees; Oreodaphne floribunda (Schott) Nees; Oreodaphne retroflexa Nees; Persea floribunda (Sw.) Schott; Persea retroflexa Spreng.; Strychnodaphne floribunda (Sw.) Griseb.;