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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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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  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
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 [Canarias]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsessential oilssource of "hon-sho oil"Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:74-78.
Materialsfiber Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:74-78.
Materialswood Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:74-78.
Medicinessource of camphor Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinessource of camphor McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinessource of camphor Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Non-vertebrate poisonshouse pest controlas repellent of moths in clothingOyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:74-78.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10578. Accessed 9 May 2025.