Laurel Espada (Ocotea floribunda)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Mez
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Ocotea floribunda
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: (Sw.) Mez
Common names: Laurel Espada
Names in other languages (7)
Laurier Stinker, Spicy Laurier, Spicy Laurier Mattack, Spicy Mattack (Trinidad & Tobago); Laurel espada, amu’a ɨwa u, ãyũ’ɨ pino, ãyũ’ɨ sili, sèd-gri, wa’e, waye
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Laurales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Lauraceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Ocotea
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: floribunda
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Ocotea floribunda
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-12 17:59.

Photo of Ocotea floribunda (Sw.) Mez — Photo: Yolanda M. Leon · CC0 1.0 · View original image · Original observation

Research-grade iNaturalist observations via GBIF, CC0 or CC BY licences only, queried on 2026-10-12 17:59.

Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 2 of 2 is eaten by × is a host of ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

is eaten by 62 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Antillean Euphonia Euphonia musica Fringillidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record M_SD_006 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Puerto Rico · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Tyrannidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record M_SD_019 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Costa Rica · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Red-faced Black Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus Atelidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Guillotin 1994 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: French Guiana · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Olive-streaked Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Tyrannidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record M_SD_019 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Costa Rica · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 19 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
BOLD:ADN4322 Depressariidae	is a host of	8	not compared
8 sources · 8 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA322-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · July 11, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA324-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · April 15, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA340-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · July 8, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXD382-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · April 18, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXD384-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · April 20, 2005 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYB876-09 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Juntas · no date published · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYB879-09 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Juntas · March 24, 2008 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYK1617-11 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Juntas · July 7, 2010 · Material sample A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAA6387 Hesperiidae	is a host of	7	not compared
7 sources · 7 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH115-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Camino Rio Francia · Nov. 28, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH118-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · June 10, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH119-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · July 13, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH132-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · Sept. 6, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH133-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · Aug. 9, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHL549-07 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · July 24, 2007 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYO1866-12 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Anonas · Aug. 8, 2002 · Material sample A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAB4213 Hesperiidae	is a host of	7	not compared
7 sources · 7 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=CSCR100-04 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · Aug. 30, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHE341-05 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Conguera · no date published · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH145-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · Aug. 12, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH147-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Tucan · June 5, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH152-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Anonas · Aug. 27, 2002 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAHH153-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Camino Rio Francia · Oct. 16, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYT2492-13 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Venado · July 23, 2012 · Material sample A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
BOLD:AAA0247 Depressariidae	is a host of	7	not compared
7 sources · 7 records http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA316-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Juntas · Jan. 8, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA327-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Juntas · Jan. 22, 2004 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHAYA687-06 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Bejuco · Oct. 14, 2001 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYB877-09 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Rincon Rainforest, Sendero Juntas · March 30, 2008 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYK1611-11 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Parcelas · July 12, 2010 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYK1612-11 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Parcelas · July 10, 2010 · Material sample http://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMYK1615-11 Published in globalbioticinteractions/bold Context: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Parcelas · July 15, 2010 · Material sample A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

Uses and recommendations that a source documents for this species beside a crop, each in its own context. They are the source's statements, not traits of the species and not Biolítica's recommendations, and none of them is a relation between two species.

Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.