Ocotea

Upper montane forests are characterizes by high rainfall and large trees such as Ocotea usambarensis.

Eastern Arc forests 2007

Canopy layers are populated largely by tree species of the families Lauraceae, Apocynaceae, Leguminosae and their respective genera Ocotea, Aspidosperma, and Machaerium.

Parañá-Paraíba interior forests 2008

These are Erica kingaensis, Phillippia johnstonii, Vernonia sp. aff.adolfi-friderici, Ficalhoa laurifolia and Ocotea usambarensis (V).

Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda 2009

On the southern and southeastern slopes from 1,600 to 2,100 m the dominant lower montane forest species is camphorwood Ocotea usambarensis; from 2,100 to 2,40 0m the dominant middle montane forest species are camphorwood Ocotea usambarensis with yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius, a large evergreen, with the tree fern Cyathea manniana, sometimes growing to 7 m high.

Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

From 2,400 to 2,800 m the dominant upper montane forest species are Podocarpus latifolius with Ocotea usambarensis.

Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

For example, Ocotea endresiana (Lauraceae) is a tree species from Latin America which is dispersed by several species of birds, including the three-wattled bellbird.

Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009

Other predominant and native species found within this forest type include laurel Laurus azorica, palo blanco Picconia excelsa, viñatigo Persea indica and til Ocotea foetens.

Garajonay National Park, Spain 2008

The predominant tree species include the endemics huriki Sacoglottis holdridgei, Ocotea insularis and Cecropia pittieri.

Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008

They are: Ocotea foetens, Apollonias barbujana, Laurus azorica, and Persea indica.

Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests 2008

There are also eight rare species of tree: one found only on the summit of Petit Piton - the pencil cedar Juniperus barbadensis (CR), Ocotea coriacea, Guarea kuntheana, Krugiodendron ferreum, Picrasma excelsa, Forestiera eggersiana, Randis nitida and Myrcianthus fragrans.

Pitons Management Area, Saint Lucia 2008