Ocotea obtusata
(Nees) Kosterm.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Oil
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 300-2,000 m above sea level.
Africa, Mauritiusm Reunion,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 15 m tall.
Other Uses
Oil extracted from the fruits is used for lighting. The wood, known as ‘bois de cannelle’, is used for making furniture.
Names & Synonyms
Bois de cannelle, Cannelle marron
Agathophyllum heteromorphum BlumeAgathophyllum obtusatum BlumeCeramocarpium obtusatum NeesMespilodaphne borbonica Meisn.Mespilodaphne heteromorpha Meisn.Ocotea borbonica (Meisn.) Cordem.Oreodaphne obtusata Nees
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
