Lauraceae

Tilo

Ocotea foetens (Aiton) Baill.

Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ocotea

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Common names

By language (12)

arz: فواتس اوكوتيا
Asturian: Garoé
Czech: Okotea zápašná
Dutch: Garoé
English: Tilo, Legendary plant
Esperanto: Stinka okoteo
Finnish: Kanarianviherlaakeri
French: Garoé, Arbre saint
German: Stinkender Lorbeer, Garoé
Portuguese: Til
Russian: Окотея зловонная
Spanish: Til, Tilo, Garoé, Arbol Garoe, Arbol Garoé, Garoe, Árbol Garoe, Árbol Garoé

Synonyms

Borbonia foetens (Aiton) J.Presl
Keiria lutea Bowdich
Laurus foetens Aiton
Laurus maderensis Lam.
Laurus till Poir.
Mespilodaphne foetens (Aiton) Meisn.
Oreodaphne foetens (Aiton) Nees
Persea foetens (Aiton) Spreng.
Persea foetida Ettingsh.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.