Ocotea argylei

Description

Ocotea argylei is a species of Ocotea in the Lauraceae plant family. It is a medium-sized to large tree 10–21 m tall, in some case to 30 m. Its status is classed as vulnerable. It is endemic to Kenya. The fruits are oblong berries which are covered by a cup-shaped cupule where they join the peduncle, giving them an appearance similar to an acorn. The leaves are elliptic with an acuminate tip. O. argylei is classified in the Flora of Tropical East Africa by the Royal Botanic Gardens, of Kew as Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & R. Wilczek, with which it is possibly synonymous.