Cinnamomum camphora

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

Camphor grove in Hong Kong.

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]}.

ReferencesEdit

↑ Camphor - The Wood Database
↑ ^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.

NotesEdit

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

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[1] Camphor - The Wood Database

[FoC-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.

[Gcounts-3] “The Official designated Nationalist State tree and Awarded Plant emblem of the Taiwanese Republic” respectively

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