Aiouea dubia
| Aiouea dubia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Aiouea |
| Species: | A. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aiouea dubia | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aiouea dubia is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae.[3] It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northwestern Venezuela in tropical South America.[2] It is a small tree which grows up to 10 metres tall. It grows in Andean foothill and montane tropical moist forest, on slopes along streams, from 500 to 2,800 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Cryptocarya dubia by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1817. In 1889 Carl Christian Mez placed the species in genus Aiouea as A. dubia.[2]
References
- 1 2 de Kok, R. (2020). "Aiouea dubia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T143746403A143953001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T143746403A143953001.en. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Aiouea dubia (Kunth) Mez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780123969545.