Cinnamomum glanduliferum
| Cinnamomum glanduliferum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. glanduliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Wall.) Meisn. | |
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Cinnamomum glanduliferum, common name false camphor tree or Nepal camphor tree, is a tree in the genus Cinnamomum, belonging to the Lauraceae family.
Description
Cinnamomum glanduliferum is an evergreen tree reaching a height of approximately 5–20 metres (16–66 ft). Leaves are shiny, dark green, alternate, petiolated, elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, 6–15 centimetres (2.4–5.9 in) long and 4–6.5 centimetres (1.6–2.6 in) wide. Flowers are yellowish and small, about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) wide. Fruits are black, globose, up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter. Flowering period extends from March through May and the fruits ripe from July up to September.[1] The leaves have a characteristic smell and contain camphor and essential oils.
Distribution
This plant is native to China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Nepal.[1]
Habitat
In China Cinnamomum glanduliferum grows in broad-leaved forests of mountainous regions, at an elevation of about 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft) above sea level, sometimes higher.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Xi-wen Li, Jie Li & Henk van der Werff. "Cinnamomum glanduliferum". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
Further reading
- Baruah, A.; Nath, S. C. (2006). "Leaf Essential Oils ofCinnamomum glanduliferum(Wall) Meissn andCinnamomum glaucescens(Nees) Meissn". Journal of Essential Oil Research 18 (2): 200. doi:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699065.