Ocotea foetens

Ocotea foetens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. foetens
Binomial name
Ocotea foetens
Synonyms

Borbonia foetens (Aiton) J.Presl
Laurus till Poir.
Mespilodaphne foetens (Aiton) Meisn.
Oreodaphne foetens (Aiton) Nees.
Persea foetens (Aiton) Spreng.
Persea foetida Ettingsh.

Ocotea foetens, commonly called til or stinkwood[2] is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is evergreen and grows up to 40 m tall. It is a common constituent of the laurisilva forests of Madeira and the Canary Islands.[1] Leaf fossils of this species are known from the Mio-Pleistocene of Madeira Island.[3]

  1. ^ a b da Silva Menezes de Sequeira, M.P.; Beech, E. (2017). "Ocotea foetens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30328A81868200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T30328A81868200.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ocotea foetens". EPPO Global Database. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Góis-Marques, Carlos A.; Madeira, José; Sequeira, Miguel Menezes de (2018-01-26). "Inventory and review of the Mio–Pleistocene São Jorge flora (Madeira Island, Portugal): palaeoecological and biogeographical implications". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (2): 159–177. Bibcode:2018JSPal..16..159G. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1282991. hdl:10400.13/4191. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 132935444.