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.
Ocotea foetens
Ocotea foetens El Hierro
Small branch of Ocotea foetens (Tilo, Stinkwood)
Ocotea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. Many are evergreen trees with lauroid leaves.
Ocotea
O. tenera leaves and fruit
Ocotea bullata on South African Afromontane forests
Dried ishpingo (O. quixos) cupules can be used as spice.