Lauraceae FAMILY
Ocotea comoriensis
Ocotea comoriensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ocotea comoriensis is an evergreen tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for its high quality timber, which is used locally and also traded. The tree also has local medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar and the Comores.
HabitatForests[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].