With the aim of recognizing and identifying both fertile and sterile specimens of Ocotea from the Reserva Natural Vale, Linhares, we analyzed the leaf venation pattern of 31 species, 13 of them being described and illustrated for the first time. A dichotomous identification key was built from a matrix of 12 venation characters and 36 states, which allowed to distinguish the taxa.

In a foregoing paper (Moraes et al., 2021), the leaf venation of 31 species of Ocotea Aubl. from the Reserva Natural Vale (RNV), Linhares, was studied from the known collections available and treated by Moraes and Vergne (2019). Similarly, here we provide thorough descriptions and illustrations of the foliar venation of another 20 species of Lauraceae treated by Moraes and Vergne (2018), in order to aid in the identification of sterile material. These species belong to Aiouea Aubl.,