Ocotea bullata

Ocotea bullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Ocotea
Species:	O. bullata
Binomial name
	Ocotea bullata; (Burch.) Baill. (1870)
Synonyms
	Laurus bullata Burch. (1822); Manglilla racemosa Roem. & Schult. (1819); Mespilodaphne bullata (Burch.) Meisn. (1864); Myrsine racemosa (Roem. & Schult.) Steud. (1841); Oreodaphne bullata (Burch.) Nees (1836); Quercus africana Barrow (1806); Scleroxylum racemosum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. (1819), pro syn.;

Ocotea bullata, (stinkwood or black stinkwood, Afrikaans: Stinkhout, Xhosa: Umhlungulu, Zulu: Umnukane) is a species of flowering tree native to South Africa. It produces very fine and valuable timber which was formerly much sought after to make furniture. Due to over-exploitation it is now a protected species. Other names for it are Cape Walnut, Cape laurel, and laurel wood. The name "stinkwood" comes from a strong smell that is released when it is fresh felled.