Lauraceae
Shinglewood
Nectandra hihua
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Nectandra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shinglewood
Synonyms
- Laurus borbonia Sw.
- Laurus globosa Lam.
- Laurus hihua Ruiz & Pav.
- Nectandra albiflora Lundell
- Nectandra antillana Meisn.
- Nectandra bredemeyeriana Nees
- Nectandra glabrescens Benth.
- Nectandra grandiflora subsp. latifolia Meisn.
- Nectandra guanaiensis Rusby
- Nectandra leucantha Griseb.
- Nectandra leucantha var. attenuata Meisn.
- Nectandra leucantha var. guianensis Meisn.
- Nectandra leucantha var. peruviana Meisn.
- Nectandra magnoliaefolia A.Rich.
- Nectandra magnoliifolia A.Rich.
- Nectandra maranonensis O.C.Schmidt
- Nectandra megaphylla Hassl.
- Nectandra schomburgkii Meisn.
- Nectandra tessmannii O.C.Schmidt
- Nectandra willdenoviana Nees
- Ocotea salicifolia Hook. & Arn.
- Sassafridium macrophyllum Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Johan Eras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Francisco Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.