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Taxon:  Sextonia rubra (Mez) van der Werff



Summary
Genus:
Sextonia
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
418733
Place of publication:
Novon 7:438. 1997
Verified:
06/04/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ocotea rubra Mez

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Reference(s)
  1. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature Note: = Ocotea rubra
  2. van der Werff, H. 1997. Sextonia, a new genus of Lauraceae from South America. Novon 7:436-439.
Common names
English
red louro –
French
grignon franc –
unknown
determa –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolivar]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Maranhão, Pará]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswoodtimber, as Ocotea rubraBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418733. Accessed 27 April 2025.