Nahuatlea arborescens

Nahuatlea aborescens is a species of tree in the Composite family endemic to the Cape region and Cerralvo Island of Baja California Sur, commonly known as ocote. It grows up to 8 meters tall, with monoecious tan-colored flowers and short, leafy branchlets. It was formerly in the genus Gochnatia, where it was known commonly as the tree gochnatia.

Nahuatlea arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nahuatlea
Species:
N. arborescens
Binomial name
Nahuatlea arborescens
Synonyms
  • Gochnatia arborescens T.S. Brandegee, 1903
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