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Lauraceae

Nemoca

Ocotea moschata (Meisn.) Mez

Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Ocotea

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Nemoca
Hebrew
קימרונה

Synonyms

  • Laurus moschata Pav. ex Meisn.
  • Mespilodaphne moschata Meisn.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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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.