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Chlorocardium rodiei (greenheart) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is one of three species in the genus Chlorocardium. It is native to Guyana and Suriname, both in South America. Other common names include cogwood, demerara greenheart, greenhart, ispingo moena, sipiri, bebeeru and bibiru. It is an evergreen tree growing 15 to 30 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 35 to 60 cm. Its leaves are oppositely arranged and simple with smooth edges. Its fruit is a drupe containing a single seed. The cyclic bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid rodiasine was first isolated from this

Chlorocardium is a genus of the family Lauraceae. It contains only three species, C. esmeraldense, C. rodiei and C. venenosum, and is native to northern South America. The name Chlorocardium means green (chloro-) heart (cardia), referring to the wood. They are trees up to 40 m high, mostly 30 m high, and are hermaphrodites. They are slow-growing canopy evergreen trees and have a valuable timber. The wood and bark are pleasantly scented. They are present in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and the Guiana Shield (in northeastern Brazil, Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar and Delta Amacuro states), Guyana,

Ocotea odorifera is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is an evergreen tree in the genus Ocotea. It is commonly known as Brazilian sassafras or American cinnamon; though it is not a true sassafras nor a true cinnamon, these plants are close relatives. In trade, the junior synonym Ocotea pretiosa is often used, and there is considerable confusion between the present taxon and Ocotea cymbarum.

Kuloa usambarensis (synonym Ocotea usambarensis) is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanga Region of Tanzania, and locally in Uganda, where it occurs at 1600–2600 m elevation in high rainfall Afromontane cloud forest. Common names include East African camphorwood, mkulo (Tanzania), mwiha (Uganda), muwong, muthaiti, and maasi.

Nectandra wurdackii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to northern Bolivia and Peru.

Nectandra utilis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nectandra sordida is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Bolivia and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nectandra pseudocotea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Bolivia and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nectandra latissima is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Nectandra hirtella is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peru.

Nectandra filiflora is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru.

Nectandra cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peru.

Nectandra brochidodroma is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nectandra astyla is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru.

Nectandra angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to southern Bolivia and to Jujuy and Salta provinces of northwestern Argentina. It grows in seasonally dry foothill forests and montane moist forest (Yungas), typically along watercourses, on the eastern slopes of the Andes from 600 to 2,750 metres elevation.

Aspidostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. It occurs in Madagascar.

Rhodostemonodaphne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is a neotropical genus consisting of approximately 41 species occurring in Central America and northern South America. This genus has many species that are valued for timber. The classification of the genus is unclear since the species in the genus fall into a well-supported but unresolved clade that also includes species with unisexual flowers currently placed in the genera Endlicheria and part of Ocotea.

Ocotea glaucosericea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is an evergreen tree native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a medium to large tree which grows 15 to 35 metres tall. It flowers from January to August and December, and fruits from December to June. In Costa Rica and Panama it is native to premontane and montane rain forest, including pluvial or cloud forest, and extending into adjacent lowland rain forest, from (100) 500 to 2,000 metres elevation.

Nectandra reflexa is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Nectandra heterotricha is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru.

Nectandra dasystyla is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in moist lowland forests of Bolivia, Peru, and possibly Ecuador.

Nectandra aurea is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Urbanodendron macrophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.

Urbanodendron bahiense is a species of flowering plant in the Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The species epithet derives from the mistaken belief that the plant is from Bahia.

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Nectandra subbullata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree endemic to Venezuela.

Nectandra ruforamula is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Nectandra parviflora is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Nectandra olida is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree found in primarily the tropical rainforest of Ecuador and Peru. Its conservation status has been assessed to be of least concern, however the species is threatened by deforestation and the increasing number of fires in the region.

Nectandra obtusata is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.