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Mezilaurus itauba is a large tropical rainforest tree in the laurel family, valued as timber rather than grown as a garden or houseplant. It is not practically cultivated for home gardens, so care guidance is mostly for reference.
Mezilaurus itauba is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Suriname.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mezilaurus itauba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
