Ocotea usambarensis is a species of
Ocotea (family
Lauraceae), native to eastern
Africa in
Kenya,
Tanzania, and locally in
Uganda, where it occurs at 1600-2600 m altitude in high rainfall montane
cloud forest. Common names include
East African camphorwood,
mkulo (Tanzania),
mwiha (Uganda),
muwong,
muzaiti, and
maasi.