Taxon:  Aiouea montana (Sw.) R. Rohde



Summary
Genus:
Aiouea
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
479821
Place of publication:
Taxon 66:1102.  2017
Verified:
12/21/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Laurus montana Sw.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cinnamomum cinnamomifolium (Kunth) Kosterm.
Cinnamomum elongatum (Nees) Kosterm.
Cinnamomum triplinerve (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm.
Laurus triplinervis Ruiz & Pav.
Persea cinnamomifolia Kunth
Persea mexicana (Meisn.) Hemsl.
Phoebe elongata Nees
Phoebe mexicana Meisn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Rohde, R. et al. 2017. Neither Phoebe or Cinnamomum – the tetrasporangiate species of Aiouea (Lauraceae). Taxon 66:1102. DOI: 10.12705/665.6.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98 Note: treats as a species endemic to Greater Antilles
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98 Note: treats as a species endemic to Greater Antilles
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesSt. Eustatius  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Netherlands Antilles [St. Eustatius], Cuba, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru [Cajamarca]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98 Note: treats as a species endemic to Greater Antilles
  2. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  5. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  6. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  9. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  11. Lorea-Hernández, F. G. 2002. La familia Lauraceae en el sur de México: diversidad, distribución y estado de conservación. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 71:66. Note: superseded by Botanical Sciences
  12. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  13. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  14. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=479821. Accessed 12 May 2026.