Ocotea sassafras

Botanical Description

Ocotea sassafras is a tree. The bole can be around 60cm in diameter[ 528 Title Indicador de Madeiras e Plantas Uteis do Brasil. Publication Author Fonseca E. T. De Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Officinas graphicas Villas-Boas & Co.; Rio de Janeiro Year 1922 ISBN Description Brief details of some of the uses of Brazilian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree yields an essential oil that is used in the perfumery industry. Harvested from the wild, it also has a range of local medicinal uses and furnishes a valuable timber.