The name is given to variouswoods in different parts of the world, from their unpleasantsmell. In Tasmania, it is applied to the timber of Zieriasmithii, Andr., N.O. Rutaceae.
1832. J. Bischoff, `Van Diemen's Land,' p. 175:
«The timber in this district I found to be principally myrtle,sassafras, and stinkwood.»