Camphora officinarum
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"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 indigenous to warm temperate to subtropical regions of East Asia, including countries such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel.[1][2][3]
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Camphora officinarum | |
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An ancient camphor tree (estimated to be over 1,000 years old) in Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Camphora |
Species: | C. officinarum |
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Camphora officinarum | |
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