Ocotea spp. 
 
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Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Africa, Central America, Mexico, South America


Species/Common Names:
Ocotea argylei
Ocotea basicordatifolia
Ocotea benthamiana
Ocotea catharinensis
Ocotea harrisii
Ocotea jorge-escobarii
Ocotea kenyensis
Ocotea lancilimba
Ocotea langsdorffii
Ocotea otuzcensis
Ocotea pachypoda
Ocotea porosa
Ocotea pretiosa
Ocotea raimondii
Ocotea rivularis
Ocotea robertsoniae
Ocotea rotundata
Ocotea rugosa
Ocotea staminoides
Ocotea uxpanapana
Ocotea viridiflora

Facts Summary:
Ocotea is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Africa, Central America, Mexico, South America.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Ocotea argyleiVU-IUCN1998Africa
2. Ocotea basicordatifoliaEN-IUCN1998South America
3. Ocotea benthamianaVU-IUCN1998South America
4. Ocotea catharinensisVU-IUCN1998South America
5. Ocotea harrisiiCR-IUCN1998Central America
6. Ocotea jorge-escobariiEN-IUCN1998Central America
7. Ocotea kenyensisVU-IUCN1998Africa
8. Ocotea lancilimbaCR-IUCN2000Africa
9. Ocotea langsdorffiiVU-IUCN1998South America
10. Ocotea otuzcensisVU-IUCN1998South America
11. Ocotea pachypodaCR-IUCN2004South America
12. Ocotea porosaVU-IUCN1998South America
13. Ocotea pretiosaVU-IUCN1998South America
14. Ocotea raimondiiVU-IUCN1998South America
15. Ocotea rivularisVU-IUCN1998South America
16. Ocotea robertsoniaeVU-IUCN1998Central America
17. Ocotea rotundataVU-IUCN2004South America
18. Ocotea rugosaNT-IUCN2004South America
19. Ocotea staminoidesEN-IUCN1998Central America
20. Ocotea uxpanapanaVU-IUCN1998Mexico
21. Ocotea viridifloraVU-IUCN1998Central America

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