Beilschmiedia pendula is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Central America (Honduras to Panama), northwestern South America (Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela), and the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, and Windward Islands).

Beilschmiedia pendula
Beilschmiedia pendula fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species:
B. pendula
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia pendula
(Sw.) Hemsl. (1882)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Beilschmiedia brenesii C.K.Allen (1945)
  • Beilschmiedia thomaea (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. (1893)
  • Cryptocarya kostermansiana C.K.Allen (1945)
  • Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees (1833)
  • Hufelandia thomaea Nees (1833)
  • Laurus pendula Sw. (1788)
  • Wimmeria thomaea Nees ex Meisn. (1864), not validly publ.

References

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  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2022). "Beilschmiedia pendula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T145287148A145297838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T145287148A145297838.en. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 17 May 2023.