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Nectandra angusta

Nectandra angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to southern Bolivia and to Jujuy and Salta provinces of northwestern Argentina. It grows in seasonally dry foothill forests and montane moist forest (Yungas), typically along watercourses, on the eastern slopes of the Andes from 600 to 2,750 metres elevation.

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Nectandra angusta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Nectandra
Species:
N. angusta
Binomial name
Nectandra angusta
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Nectandra angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree native to southern Bolivia and to Jujuy and Salta provinces of northwestern Argentina. It grows in seasonally dry foothill forests and montane moist forest (Yungas), typically along watercourses, on the eastern slopes of the Andes from 600 to 2,750 metres elevation.1

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  1. de Kok, R. (2021). "Nectandra angusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T35666A138503550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T35666A138503550.en. Retrieved 8 May 2026.