Ocotea pretiosa
Benth. & Hook.f.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bark, Spice
The bark is used as a spice, similar to cinnamon.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Brazil, Guyana, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Lauraceae family, one of approximately 360 Ocotea species found mostly in tropical and warm temperate regions.
Notes
There are about 360 Ocotea species. They are mostly in the tropics and warm temperate regions.
References (4)
- Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5:250. 1889 (As (Nees) Mez)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 444
- Schatz, G.E., 2001, Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. p 228
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 124 (Has this as Cryptocarya pretiosa - a Brazilian plant)
