Ocotea moschata

Short description: Species of plant

Ocotea moschata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Magnoliids
Order:  | Laurales
Family:  | Lauraceae
Genus:  | Ocotea
Species:  |

O. moschata

Binomial name
Ocotea moschata

(Meisn.) Mez

Ocotea moschata is a tree of the Caribbean region. Its vernacular names include nuez moscada, and cimarrona (Spanish) and nemoca and nutget (English).[1][2][3] It is native to Puerto Rico.[4] This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.

## References

1. ↑ Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
2. ↑ Ocotea moschata (Meisn.) Mez. ITIS Report. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
3. ↑ Bulletin #354. "Forests of Porto Rico: Past, Present and Future, and their Physical and Economic Environments." Louis S. Murphy. 20 October 1916. Page 70. U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Division of Publications. Department Bulletins #351-375. 1917. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
4. ↑ Ocotea moschata (Pav. ex Meisn.) Mez nemoca. USDA. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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