Lauraceae
Sweetwood
Nectandra membranacea
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Nectandra
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Sweetwood
- French
- Bois doux, Laurier doux
Synonyms
- Borbonia membranacea (Sw.) J.Presl
- Laurus membranacea Sw.
- Nectandra bondarii Coe-Teix.
- Nectandra cuspidata var. macrocarpa Nees
- Nectandra cuspidata var. strumosa (Griseb.) Meisn.
- Nectandra laevis Mez
- Nectandra leucothyrsus Meisn.
- Nectandra raimondii O.C.Schmidt
- Nectandra skutchii C.K.Allen
- Nectandra standleyi C.K.Allen
- Nectandra trinitatis Brooks
- Nectandra williamsii O.C.Schmidt
- Ocotea membranacea (Sw.) R.A.Howard
- Oreodaphne strumosa Griseb.
- Persea membranacea (Sw.) Spreng.
- Phoebe membranacea (Sw.) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jaqueline Hertel Corrêa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Eric Nicolini, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: cristian gaviria londoño, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.