Derivation of specific name
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kenyensis: of Kenya
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123980
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Description
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Large evergreen tree. Bark brownish, roughish and scaling, cream when slashed, quickly turning blackish. Leaves aromatic, leathery, 8 - 20 cm, more or less broadly elliptic, glossy green above, somewhat paler and dull green below with 8-10 pairs of lateral veins, fine net-veining visible below; apex pointed; margin entire. Flowers in lax axillary heads, whitish to yellowish, fading to brownish. Fruit ovoid, acorn-like, up to 2 cm.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123980
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Very rare
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123980
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123980
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Ocotea kenyensis: Brief Summary
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Ocotea kenyensis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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