Lauraceae FAMILY

Ocotea veraguensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ocotea veraguensis is a large, evergreen shrub, or more commonly a tree with a narrow, elongate, thin crown; it can grow 5 - 12 metres or more tall. The straight, cylindrical bole usually branches from low down; it is around 15cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ]. The tree is the source of a good quality wood, but it is usually only available in smaller dimensions and so is not often utilized[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama to Mexico.

HabitatDense primary forests, both along their edges and in the dark interiors[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ]. Moist or dry forest or thickets, most common along stream banks, often on dry rocky hillsides; usually at elevations up to 700 metres, sometimes to 1,400 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].