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Taxon:  Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl



Summary
Genus:
Cinnamomum
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
10578
Place of publication:
F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl, Prir. rostlin 2:36, 47-56, t. 8. 1825
Comment:
according to TL-2 4:389. 1983, J. Presl alone was the author of volumes 2 & 3 of this work
Verified:
10/05/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Laurus camphora L.

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Reference(s)
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    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Ara, H. et al. 2007. An annotated checklist of Lauraceae in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 14:150.
  3. Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
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  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). Note: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Cinnamomum+camphora&quantity=1
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  17. Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979 Note: lists as C. camphora (L.) Siebold
  18. Luna, R. K. Plantation trees. 1996 Note: International Book Distributors
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  21. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:90.
  22. Newman, M. 1994. (1106) Proposal to reject the name Laurus sumatrensis J. F. Gmel. (Lauraceae). Taxon 43:480. Note: mentions; lists as C. camphora Nees & Eberm.
  23. Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965 Note: lists as C. camphora (L.) Siebold
  24. Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:74-78. http://proseanet.org
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Common names
English
camphor –
camphor-laurel –
camphortree –
Japanese camphor –
Japanese camphortree –
Afrikaans
kanferboom –
French
camphre –
camphrier –
German
Campher –
Kampferbaum –
Italian
canfora –
Japanese Rōmaji
kusu –
kusu-no-ki –
Portuguese
árvore-da-camphora –
Spanish
alcanfor –
alcanforero –
Swedish
kamferträd –
Transcribed Chinese
zhang –
Transcribed Korean
nognamu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshuw.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe s.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States s.e.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu (w.), Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Economic Uses
Materials
Medicines
source of camphor (fide Import Medicinal Pl; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Non-vertebrate poisons
house pest control (as repellent of moths in clothing fide Pl Res SEAs 19:75. 1999) –
Weed
(fide Rep NCEPPC; Invasive Pl Spec; Weeds SAfr 2001) –


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