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Ocotea jelskii is a tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae) native to wet tropical forests of northern Peru and Ecuador. It is a forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so it is grown mainly in tropical conditions with consistent warmth and moisture.
Ocotea jelskii is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ocotea jelskii 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.
