Location: Botanical Garden of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Origin: unknown (conceivably Australia).
Growing form: bush.
Incorrect initial determination: Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) Fern. (Lauraceae)
This plant is neither Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) nor Ilex cassine L. because of flowers morphology. What the size of inflorescense, flowers and leaves of this bush and does in have any pubescense?
Length of inflorescence - 7-10 cm.
The flower diameter - 6-7 mm.
Size of leaves - 10-15 * 3.5-5.0 cm
The leaves are slightly velvety pubescent on the underside (abaxial surface).
It is clearly Lauraceae, but not Sassafras which I know well from secondary vegetation in western Michigan, where I grew up.
Dear colleagues, thank you very much for your help. I agree that this plant is Ocotea foetens.
Learning....., 3 is the basic number of flower, has 4 whorls of stamen
Very good, Xie Jisnhusnh. These numbers are characteristic of the Lauraceae.
But it seems Ocotea foetens, this tree has large glands at the base of the leaves, and photographs not seen this feature.
http://www.biologie.uni-regensburg.de/Botanik/Schoenfelder/kanaren/images/Ocotea_foetens_leaves.jpg
Hi.
Idon't think this tree is Ocotea foetens. As Marcos Salas pointed out, the leaves shown in the attached photographs are not typical of the species, due to the absence (or present but not well marked) of glands at its base. O. foetens shows (always) such glands, sometimes a pair and other times more, and you can see them even from some distance. I suggest to check images of other Ocotea species, and even of several genera of Lauraceae.
Best regards.
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