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Ocotea kenyensis

Plant
Common names: northern stinkwood, false stinkwood, bastard stinkwood, mock stinkwood, Transvaal stinkwood (Eng), noordelikestinkhout, vals-stinkhout, basterstinkhout, Transvaal-stinkhout, (Afr), umnukane (isiXhosa), umnukani (isiZulu), modula–tshwene, motshekga (Northern Sotho), mnangata (Tshivenda).
Family: Lauraceae

... when old. Freshly cut bark produces a sweet smell. The Ocotea kenyensis has broad, glossy, leathery leaves which are ... - Jan.), in branched sprays, becoming brown as they age. Ocotea kenyensis fruits are globose berries, up to 27 x 14 ... of this genus in South Africa. The other one is Ocotea bullata , known as Stinkwood . The difference between them is ...

06/03/2023 | | Lowveld NBG

Ocotea bullata

Plant
Common names: stinkwood, black stinkwood, Cape laurel, (Eng), stinkhout, swartstinkhout, laurelhout (Afr), umnukani (Zulu), umhlungulu (Xhosa)
Family: Lauraceae

... upper surface, known as bullae, hence the specific epithet bullata . The leaf margins are wavy. It flowers from December ... 'bubble'. The genus name is derived the native name for  Ocotea  in Guiana. The common name stinkwood is derived from ... genus is represented by two species in southern Africa,  Ocotea bullata  and  O. kenyensis . Ocotea bullata (Burch.) ...

06/03/2006 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Celtis africana

Plant
Common names: white stinkwood; witstinkhout (Afr.); umVumvu (Xhosa); uSinga lwesalukazi (Zulu); Modutu (Sotho & Tswane); Mpopano (Venda)
Family: Cannabaceae

... name as it causes confusion with the true stinkwood, Ocotea bullata . These two species do not look similar, nor are they closely related. Ocotea bullata belongs in the Laurel Family (Lauraceae). The ...

03/02/2003 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Ocotea bullata

Information Library item
Author: Scott G., Springfield E.P.   |   Date: 2004
Source: 1   |   Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape

... of the male urinary tract. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Ocotea bullata medicinal plants South African National Biodiversity ... Medical Research Council University of the Western Cape Ocotea bullata ...

Ocotea bullata, medicinal plants

Ocotea bullata – the stinkwood tree

Information Library item
Author: Thomas Margaret   |   Date: 1992
Source: Veld & Flora 1   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... producing stinkwood trees from cuttings. Thomas Margaret Ocotea bullata stinkwood trees Botanical Society Ocotea bullata – the stinkwood tree ...

Ocotea bullata, stinkwood, trees

Cryptocarya wyliei

Plant
Common names: red quince; red-haired laurel (Eng.); rooikweper (Afr.); umNgcabe (Zulu); umNqayane (Zulu, Xhosa)
Family: Lauraceae

... African members of the genus, is used as a substitute for Ocotea bullata in traditional practices, for both medicinal and ...

15/10/2007 | | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Cryptocarya woodii

Plant
Common names: Cape laurel, Cape Quince, bastard camphor tree (E): rooikweper,Kaapse kweper (A); isithungwa, inqayana, ixobothi (Xhosa) umngcabe, umnqayane, isililandangulube (Zulu)
Family: Lauraceae

... Cryptocarya species are sometimes used as substitutes for Ocotea bullata . An infusion of the powdered bark is used as remedy ...

19/12/2005 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Podocarpus latifolius

Plant
Common names: real yellowwood ( Eng. ); opregte geelhout (Afr.); umkhomba (Xhosa); mogobagoba (Northern Sotho); muhovho-hovho ( Venda ); umsonti (Zulu)
Family: Podocarpaceae

... contrasts beautifully with the dark-coloured stinkwood ( Ocotea bullata ) and these two timbers were often used together to ...

17/10/2005 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Platylophus trifoliatus

Plant
Common names: white-alder, white-els (Eng.); witels, witelsboom, witte-els, witte-elsboom, witte-elshout (Afr.) Synonyms: Weinmannia trifoliata L.f.; Trimerisma trifoliata
Family: Cunoniaceae

... shoots, which can then become new stems. The stinkwood ( Ocotea bullata ), uses the same method of regeneration as the ...

17/04/2017 | | Harold Porter NBG

Forests

Vegetation

... the past for valuable timber, including Black Stinkwood Ocotea bullata and Outeniqua Yellowwood Podocarpus falcatus. Some ...