Lauraceae
Camphora

Camphora parthenoxylon (Jack) Nees

First published in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 72 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. China and W. & S. Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Soh, W.K. (2011). Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo. Blumea 56: 241-264. [Cited as Cinnamomum porrectum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dao, N.K. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 20: 1-698. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Soh, W.K. (2011). Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo. Blumea 56: 241-264.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • de Kok, R.P.J. (2019). A revision of Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae) for Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71: 89-139.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 s.coll. [5700] Indonesia Cinnamomum penninervium K000778689 Isotype Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6347] Burma Camphora inuncta K001123637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2602] Malaysia Laurus parthenoxylon K001116543 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2602] Malaysia Laurus parthenoxylon K001116544 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2012 de Kok, R.P.J. [1557] China Cinnamomum parthenoxylon K000734555 Yes
Melegrito [3308] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cinnamomum porrectum K002134652 Yes
Neth. Ind. For. Service [bb22448] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134641 Yes
Lupang [6739] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134659 Yes
Wyatt-Smith, J. [80421] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134673 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN26414] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134669 Yes
Gibot, A. [60580] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134665 Yes
Gibot, A. [SAN31346] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134658 Yes
Mikil, G. [San38664] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134667 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [51036] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134670 Yes
Kostermans, A. [5864] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134645 Yes
Foster-Puasa [3611] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134662 Yes
Sagau, J.B. [156516] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K001532553 Yes
Delmaar, C.N.J. [1146] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134639 Yes
Puasa-Angian [3732] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134660 Yes
Endert [1752] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134640 Yes
Aban; Ampon [San73673] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134656 Yes
Shea, G.; Aban [San77146] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134664 Yes
Anumpad, F.R. [A1720] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134672 Yes
Burley, J.S.; Tukirin; et al. [2391] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134638 Yes
Mamit, J. [S35273] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134653 Yes
Meijer, W. [495] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cinnamomum porrectum K002134651 Yes
Lomudin Tadong [242] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134666 Yes
Kostermans, A. [6123] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134644 Yes
Madani, L. [San76039] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134674 Yes
Kostermans [7509] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134646 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [28380] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134671 Yes
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.H. [RSNB4983] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134668 Yes
Banang, E. [49373] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134657 Yes
Kostermans [6781] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cinnamomum porrectum K002134649 Yes
Arsid, T. [San82718] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134654 Yes
Kessler; et al. [PK1370] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134643 Yes
Melegrito [335] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134663 Yes
Tarmiji; Leopold [San820801] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134655 Yes
Sadau, F. [49511] Malaysia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134675 Yes
Neth. Ind. For. Service [bb29420] Indonesia Cinnamomum porrectum K002134642 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cinnamomum porrectum K002134650 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0