Ocotea Facts - Photos - Earth's Endangered Creatures

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 argylei	VU-IUCN	1998	Africa
2.	Ocotea basicordatifolia	EN-IUCN	1998	South America
3.	Ocotea benthamiana	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
4.	Ocotea catharinensis	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
5.	Ocotea harrisii	CR-IUCN	1998	Central America
6.	Ocotea jorge-escobarii	EN-IUCN	1998	Central America
7.	Ocotea kenyensis	VU-IUCN	1998	Africa
8.	Ocotea lancilimba	CR-IUCN	2000	Africa
9.	Ocotea langsdorffii	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
10.	Ocotea otuzcensis	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
11.	Ocotea pachypoda	CR-IUCN	2004	South America
12.	Ocotea porosa	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
13.	Ocotea pretiosa	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
14.	Ocotea raimondii	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
15.	Ocotea rivularis	VU-IUCN	1998	South America
16.	Ocotea robertsoniae	VU-IUCN	1998	Central America
17.	Ocotea rotundata	VU-IUCN	2004	South America
18.	Ocotea rugosa	NT-IUCN	2004	South America
19.	Ocotea staminoides	EN-IUCN	1998	Central America
20.	Ocotea uxpanapana	VU-IUCN	1998	Mexico
21.	Ocotea viridiflora	VU-IUCN	1998	Central America

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