Andea sericea

Ocotea sericea

Ocotea sericea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Andea
Species: Andea sericea

Name

Andea sericea (Kunth) van der Werff, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107(1): 430 (2022)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocotea sericea Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 162 (1817)
• Homotypic
  • Oreodaphne guianensis var. sericea (Kunth) Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 112 (1864)
  • Oreodaphne sericea (Kunth) Nees, Linnaea 21: 516 (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• van der Werff, H., 2022. Andea, a New Genus of Neotropical Lauraceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): 422-431. DOI: 10.3417/2022748 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Andea sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Andea sericea. Accessed: 27 March 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2027. Andea sericea. Published online. Accessed: March 27 2027. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Andea sericea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: Laurel dorado

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