Ocotea foetens
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| Ocotea foetens (Aiton) Benth. & Hook.f. |
Ocotea foetens is a species of tree up to 40 m tall in the Lauraceae family. It is a common constituent in the laurisilva forests of the archipelagoes of Macaronesia: Madeira and Azores (governed by Portugal), and Canaries (governed by Spain). It is commonly called "Til", "Tilo" or "Stinkwood" (each of these terms refers to other, unrelated plants depending on location).
It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Sources
- Press, J.R., Short, M.J. Flora of Madeira. 1994. The Natural History Museum, London.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ocotea foetens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
