Published June 30, 2022 | Version v1

Ocotea kenyensis

Description

Octotea kenyensis

This species has a wide geographic range even outside Ethiopia. Its superior quality of hardwoods has results in its high exploitation for timber.

This species was assessed as Vulnerable.

Generally, these four species (3 animal and 1 plant) are the biodiversity elements that have triggered the delineation of Sheka Forest as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of a global importance.

Notes

Published as part of GmbH, Gopa-International Energy Consultants & Iris Consult Plc, Ethiopia, 2022, Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP) Update the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for LOT-I: Metu-Mesha 230 KV Single Circuit Transmission Line, World Bank on page 73

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Biodiversity

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Ocotea
Species
kenyensis
Taxon rank
species