Ocotea lancifolia

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LauraceaeFruitSpice/Beverage
Ocotea lancifolia
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Ocotea lancifolia
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(c) Richard Matheus Fernandes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Ocotea lancifolia
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Richard Matheus Fernandes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Spice ?

The fruit is eaten and may be used as a spice.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Asia, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Northeastern India, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A subtropical tree in the Lauraceae family (laurel family).

Names & Synonyms

Krolor, Sichir schein

Laurus lanceolaria Roxb.Ocotea lanceolata (Nees) Nees [Illegitimate]and many others
References (2)
  • Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81 (As Phoebe lanceolata)
  • Turreira Garcia, N., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical knowledgeof the Kuy and Khmer people in Prey Lang, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2017 (1): 76-101

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