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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Nectandra coriacea (Sw.) Griseb.
Bastard torch, Black torch, Lancewood, Sweet torchwood

Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida

Family: Lauraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Tree

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Ocotea coriacea.

Other data on Nectandra coriacea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Nectandra coriacea has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice

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Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Nectandra coriacea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton