Cinnamomum glanduliferum

Cinnamomum glanduliferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Cinnamomum
Species:	C. glanduliferum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Wall.) Meisner
Synonyms
Camphora glandulifera (Wallich) Nees Cinnamomum cavaleriei H.Lév. Laurus glandulifera Wall. Machilus dominii H. Lév. Machilus mekongensis Diels

Cinnamomum glanduliferum, common name False Camphor Tree or Nepal Camphor Tree, is a tree in the genus Cinnamomum, belonging to the Lauraceae family.

Description

Foliage of Cinnamomum glanduliferum

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 bright yellow and small, about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) wide. Fruits are black, globose, up to 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in diameter. Flowering period extends from March through May and the fruits ripe from July up to September. The leaves have a characteristic smell and contain camphor and essential oil.

Distribution

This plant is native to the tropical Himalayan regions of India and Nepal. It is present in China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Nepal.

Habitat

It grows in forests of mountainous regions, at an elevation of about 1,500–2,600 metres (4,900–8,500 ft) above sea level.

References

• The Plant List
• Zipcodezoo
• Flora of China
• Baruah, Akhil, Nath, Subhan C - Leaf Essential Oils of Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Wall) Meissn and Cinnamomum glaucescens (Nees) Meissn

External links

• Schede di Botanica
• Plantes Botanique