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Nectandra coriacea (Sw.) Griseb.
lancewood



General Information
Symbol: NECO
Group: Dicot
Family: Lauraceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Tree
Native Status: L48   N
PR   N
VI   N
Characteristics
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States Virgin Islands, Saint John, Cruz Bay Quarter. Usage Requirements.

©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States Virgin Islands, Saint John. Usage Requirements.

©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Puerto Rico, Quebradillas. Usage Requirements.

©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Puerto Rico, Isla de Mona, Sardinera. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL. 1963. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
LACO12 Laurus coriacea Sw.
OCCO2 Ocotea coriacea (Sw.) Britton

Classification

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae – Laurel family
Genus Nectandra Roland. ex Rottb. – sweetwood
Species Nectandra coriacea (Sw.) Griseb. – lancewood

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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