Cinnamomum camphora

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Camphor grove in Hong Kong.

Cinnamomum camphora is a species of evergreen tree that is commonly known under the names Camphor tree, Camphorwood or Camphor Laurel.[1]

Cinnamomum camphora is native to China south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan, southern Japan, Korea, India and Vietnam, and has been introduced to many other countries.[2] It grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall.[2] Within the Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) it is the designate State tree of the Tai Nationalist Taiwanese Republic[n 1].

References[edit]

  1. Camphor - The Wood Database
  2. 2.0 2.1 Xi-wen Li; Jie Li; Henk van der Werff. "Cinnamomum camphora". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 27 March 2013.


Notes[edit]

  1. “The Official designated Nationalist State tree and Awarded Plant emblem of the Taiwanese Republic” respectively