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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Camphor being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Camphora kanahirae
- Neolitsea parvigemma
- Cinnamomum yabunikkei
- Neolitsea sericea
- Machilus philippinensis
- Cinnamomum reticulatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Camphora
- Species
- Camphora officinarum
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