Cinnamomum camphora
About
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, Japan and India. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel.
- Family
- Lauraceae
How to use it
The camphor tree is valued for its aromatic wood, which is often used to produce camphor oil. This oil has medicinal properties and is commonly used in traditional remedies for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects. Additionally, the tree is appreciated for its ornamental value in gardens due to its evergreen nature.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Slug
- cinnamomum-camphora
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Species
- camphora
- Wikidata QID
- Q158722
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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