Ocotea insularis (Meisn.) Mez

COSTA RICA
Lauraceae
Ocotea insularis (Meissner) Mez
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Prov. Puntarenas: Remnant trees and
premontane wet/rain forest transition
on hilly land mostly cleared for coffee
and pasture. Las Alturas ae Coto Brus.
Elev. 1150-1250 m.; 8* 54' N x 82* 50' W
Small tree 12 m tall in open field,
70 cm d.b.h. with open branching.
Cups and infructescences red; fruit
green becoming black, ca 12 mm long
and ellipsoid. at 1000 m alt.
William Burger, Luis	20 March 1987
Poveda and Oscar Castro 12181
Field Museum of Natural History
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