Aiouea cinnamomoidea is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero in southern Mexico.[2]
| Aiouea cinnamomoidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Aiouea |
| Species: | A. cinnamomoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Aiouea cinnamomoidea (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mocinnodaphne cinnamomoidea Lorea-Hern. | |
Description edit
Aioueia cinnamomoidea is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing 2 to 10 meters tall, called mountain laurel. The flowers are small, inconspicuous and bisexual. It is distinguished by the presence of only the third whorl of stamens fertile, anthers bicelled, staminodes of the fourth whorl well developed, and a cupule with persistent tepals subtending the fruit. These characteristics are common to Aioueia, Ocotea, Nectandra, Cinnamomum, and few others.[3] The fruit are succulent, olive fruit shaped with a deep thick cup, and dispersed mostly by birds.
Range and habitat edit
Aioueia cinnamomoidea is native to cloud forests in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca states, between 1,600 and 1,800 meters elevation.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Mario González-Espinosa, Jorge A. Meave, Francisco G. Lorea-Hernández, Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez and Adrian C. Newton, eds (2011). The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees. Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK. 2011. ISBN 9781903703281
- ^ a b Aiouea cinnamomoidea (Lorea-Hern.) R.Rohde & Lorea-Hern. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Redalyc- Artículo: Mocinnodaphne, un género nuevo de la familia Lauraceae en la flora de México - Acta Botánica Mexicana". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2011-11-16.