Camphor Tree

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Cinnamomum camphora (Wikipedia)
"Camphor tree" redirects here. For the tree native to the Malay Archipelago also known as Camphor tree, see Dryobalanops aromatica.
"Camphorwood" redirects here. For the Australian tree also known as Camphorwood, see Cinnamomum oliveri.

Camphora officinarum is a species of evergreen tree that is commonly known under the names camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel.

Camphora officinarum
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An ancient camphor tree (estimated to be over 1,000 years old) in Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Camphora
Species:
C. officinarum
Binomial name
Camphora officinarum
Synonyms
  • Laurus camphora L.
  • Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.
  • Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl.
  • Camphora officinalis Steud.
  • Camphora camphora (L.) H. karst.
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