Cryptocarya agathophylla

Cryptocarya agathophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species:
C. agathophylla
Binomial name
Cryptocarya agathophylla
van der Werff
Synonyms[2]
  • Agathophyllum aromaticum (Sonn.) Schreb. ex Forsyth f.
  • Agathophyllum ravensara Mirb. ex Steud.
  • Evodia aromatica (Sonn.) Pers.
  • Evodia ravensarae Gaertn.
  • Ravensara anisata Danguy
  • Ravensara aromatica J.F.Gmel.
  • Ravensara aromatica Sonn.

Cryptocarya agathophylla (sometimes called clove nutmeg) is a member of the laurel family, Lauraceae, and originates in Madagascar.

Malagasy names include tavolobelelo,[1] havozo, hazomanitra and tavolomanitra. The former genus name Ravensara is a latinization of the Malagasy word ravintsara.[3]

  1. ^ a b Rakotonirina, N. 2020. Cryptocarya agathophylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137583298A137900098. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137583298A137900098.en. Accessed 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cryptocarya agathophylla van der Werff Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ Halpern, Georges M., Weverka, Peter The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar, Basic Health Publications Inc., Laguna Beach CA, 2003, pp. 54.