Ocotea staminoides

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Ocotea staminoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. staminoides
Binomial name
Ocotea staminoides
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Ocotea staminoides is a species of evergreen tree in the plant genus Ocotea of the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ocotea staminoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.