- Ocotea porosa
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Imbuia 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Lauraceae Genus: Ocotea Species: O. porosa Binomial name Ocotea porosa
(Nees & Martius) BarrosoSynonyms Ocotea porosa is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, often placed in the related genus Phoebe. Common names (with variant spellings) include embuia (embúia), embuya, imbuia (imbúia), imbuya, canela-imbuia, and "Brazilian walnut" (it is not closely related to walnuts).
The tree is found in the subtropical montane Araucaria angustifolia rain forests of southern Brazil, mostly in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, and in smaller numbers in São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul. The species may also occur in adjacent Argentina and/or Paraguay.
The trees typically reach 40 meters in height and 1.8 meters in trunk diameter.[1] The tree is a major commercial species in Brazil because of the value of its wood for high-end furniture, mostly as decorative veneers, and as flooring[2]
The tree is a popular horticultural tree in subtropical regions of the world. In its native habitat it is a threatened species.
Footnotes
- ^ Terry Porter: "Wood Identification and Use", page 167. Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd. 2004
- ^ "Phoebe porosa". Center for Wood Anatomy Research. http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/TropAmerican/pdf_files/phoebe1new.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
References
- Varty, N. & Guadagnin, D.L. 1998. Ocotea porosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Ocotea
- Trees of Brazil
- Trees of Paraguay
- Trees of Argentina
- Vulnerable plants
- Laurales stubs
- Tree stubs
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