Ocotea argylei

Ocotea argylei is a species of Ocotea in the plant family Lauraceae. It is a medium-sized to large tree 10–21 m tall, in some case to 30 m.[2] Its status is classed as vulnerable.[3] It is endemic to Kenya. The fruits are oblong berries which are covered by a cup-shaped cupule where they join the peduncle, giving them an appearance similar to an acorn.[4] The leaves are elliptic with an acuminate tip. O. argylei is classified in the Flora of Tropical East Africa by the Royal Botanic Gardens, of Kew as Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek,[2] with which it is possibly synonymous.[3]

Ocotea argylei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. argylei
Binomial name
Ocotea argylei
Robyns & Wilczek

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