Aiouea montana

Aiouea montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Aiouea
Species:
A. montana
Binomial name
Aiouea montana
(Sw.) R.Rohde
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Ceramocarpium cubense (Nees) Nees
  • Cinnamomum antillanum (Meisn.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum australe Vattimo-Gil
  • Cinnamomum brasiliense (Mez) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum chana Vattimo-Gil
  • Cinnamomum cinnamomifolium (Kunth) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum cubense (Nees) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum elongatum (Nees) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum filamentosum (C.K.Allen) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum fruticosum (Lundell) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum heterotepalum (Mez) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum johnstonii (C.K.Allen) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum maynense (Nees) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum mexicanum (Meisn.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum montanum (Sw.) J.Presl
  • Cinnamomum paraguariense (Hassl.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum peruvianum Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum phoebe Doweld
  • Cinnamomum pichisense (A.C.Sm.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum pickellii (Coe-Teix.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum portosecurianum Vattimo-Gil
  • Cinnamomum triplinerve (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm.
  • Cinnamomum xinguense Vattimo-Gil
  • Laurus elongata Vahl ex Nees
  • Laurus hundensis Willd. ex Nees
  • Laurus leucoxylon Willd. ex Nees
  • Laurus montana Sw.
  • Laurus montana Poepp. ex Meisn.
  • Laurus nutans Isert ex Nees
  • Laurus paniculata Poir.
  • Laurus parviflora Balb. ex Meisn.
  • Laurus triplinervis Ruiz & Pav.
  • Ocotea cymbarum Poepp. ex Nees
  • Ocotea elongata Nees ex Meisn.
  • Ocotea flavescens Rusby
  • Ocotea maynensis Poepp. ex Meisn.
  • Oreodaphne alba A.Rich.
  • Oreodaphne maynensis Poepp. ex Meisn.
  • Persea cinnamomifolia Kunth
  • Persea mexicana (Meisn.) Hemsl.
  • Persea montana (Sw.) Spreng.
  • Persea nutans Nees
  • Persea triplinervis var. valenzuelana (A.Rich.) M.Gómez
  • Persea triplinervis var. wrightii M.Gómez
  • Phoebe antillana Meisn.
  • Phoebe antillana var. cubensis (Nees) Meisn.
  • Phoebe antillana var. genuina Meisn.
  • Phoebe antillana var. portoricensis Meisn.
  • Phoebe brasiliensis Mez
  • Phoebe cinnamomifolia (Kunth) Nees
  • Phoebe cubensis Nees
  • Phoebe elongata Nees
  • Phoebe elongata var. elliptica R.L.Brooks
  • Phoebe elongata var. lanceolata R.L.Brooks
  • Phoebe filamentosa C.K.Allen
  • Phoebe fruticosa Lundell
  • Phoebe granatensis Meisn.
  • Phoebe granatensis var. oerstedii Meisn.
  • Phoebe heterotepala Mez
  • Phoebe johnstonii C.K.Allen
  • Phoebe maynensis Nees
  • Phoebe mexicana Meisn.
  • Phoebe mexicana var. bourgeauana Mez
  • Phoebe montana (Sw.) Griseb.
  • Phoebe montana var. rigida Meisn.
  • Phoebe paraguariensis Hassl.
  • Phoebe peruviana Meisn.
  • Phoebe peruviana var. glabriflora Meisn.
  • Phoebe pichisensis A.C.Sm.
  • Phoebe pickellii Coe-Teix.
  • Phoebe poeppigii Meisn.
  • Phoebe poiretiana Nees
  • Phoebe triplinervis (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
  • Phoebe triplinervis var. cubensis (Nees) C.Wright
  • Phoebe valenzuelana A.Rich.

Aiouea montana is a tree in the family Lauraceae.[2] It can grow up to 30 m (98 ft) in height. It flowers in May and June and bears fruit in July and August.[3] It ranges from northeastern Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and tropical South America to southern Brazil.[2][4]

The species was first described as Laurus montana by Olof Swartz in 1788. In 2017 Randi Rohde placed the species in genus Aiouea as A. montana.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Zamora, N.A. (2020). "Aiouea montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T146648856A146651441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T146648856A146651441.en. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Aiouea montana (Sw.) R.Rohde | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Cinnamomum triplinerve (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm". Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ↑ Cinnamomum triplinerve (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm. in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-08.