sweetwood
Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb.
Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb., known as sweetwood, is a species in the Lauraceae family. It is distributed across several regions including Brazil (Northeast, North, Southeast, South, West-Central), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and others. Specific locations include the Cuenca de Río Claro, Ariari-Guyabero, and Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete in Colombia.
Description
Nectandra membranacea is a member of the Lauraceae family and is commonly referred to as sweetwood. It is found in various regions such as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. In Colombia, it occurs in the Cuenca de Río Claro, Ariari-Guyabero, and within the Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete. The species was first described in 1860 and has a broad distribution across the Neotropics.
Other common names
sweetwood
Distribution
BR · Subregiones: Cordillera central, Norte, Zona central · CO · Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua · Global · TomoGrande, 4.856823|-70.223777 · Cuenca de Río Claro · Ariari-Guyabero · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua
Synonyms
Laurus membranaceaNectandra standleyiNectandra skutchiiNectandra trinitatisOcotea membranaceaPersea membranaceaPhoebe membranaceaBorbonia membranaceaNectandra laevisNectandra leucothyrsusNectandra raimondiiNectandra williamsiiNectandra cuspidata var. macrocarpaNectandra cuspidata var. strumosaNectandra bondariiOreodaphne strumosa
