Ocotea abbreviata

Schwacke & Mez

Shortened ocotea

LauraceaeBark/SapSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bark - spice

The bark is used as a spice.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, Guianas, South America, Suriname,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Lauraceae family with bark that can be used as a spice.

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 451
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 83