Ocotea porphyria

Ocotea porphyria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. porphyria
Binomial name
Ocotea porphyria
(Griseb.) van der Werff
Synonyms
  • Cinnamomum porphyrium (Griseb.) Kosterm.
  • Nectandra porphyria Griseb.
  • Phoebe porphyria (Griseb.) Mez

Ocotea porphyria is a species of evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, where it lives in humid montane forests, or Yungas, on the eastern side of the Andes. Common names include laurel del cerro, laurel la falda, laurel tucumano, and ayuínandí.