Ocotea foetens

Ocotea foetens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea
Species:
O. foetens
Binomial name
Ocotea foetens
Synonyms

Borbonia foetens (Aiton) J.Presl
Laurus till Poir.
Mespilodaphne foetens (Aiton) Meisn.
Oreodaphne foetens (Aiton) Nees.
Persea foetens (Aiton) Spreng.
Persea foetida Ettingsh.

Ocotea foetens, commonly called til or stinkwood is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is evergreen and grows up to 40 m tall. It is a common constituent of the laurisilva forests of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Leaf fossils of this species are known from the Mio-Pleistocene of Madeira Island.