Ocotea trichophlebia
Lauraceae FAMILY

Ocotea trichophlebia

Ocotea trichophlebia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ocotea trichophlebia is an evergreen tree growing from 7 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 35 - 45cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its high quality timber, which is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - eastern Madagascar.
HabitatA tree in forests.