Neocinnamomum

Neocinnamomum
Neocinnamomum delavayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Neocinnamomum H.Liu
Species
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Neocinnamomum (新樟属, xin zhang shu) is a genus of shrubs or small trees belonging to the Lauraceae, indigenous to Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Species

• Neocinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree
• Neocinnamomum caudatum (Nees) Merrill
• Neocinnamomum delavayi (Lecomte) H. Liu, Laurac
• Neocinnamomum fargesii (Lecomte) Kostermans
• Neocinnamomum lecomtei H. Liu, Laurac
• Neocinnamomum mekongense - Tree that grows in the Butterfly Spring in the mountains north of Dali, China. Masses of butterflies congregate on its branches in the springtime making it a popular tourist destination. The butterfies are thought to feed off secretions made by the tree (possibly extrafloral nectaries).

References

• Flora of China 7: 187–189. 2008.
• Zhi-hua Wang, Jie Li, John G. Conran, Hsi-wen Li, "Phylogeny of the Southeast Asian endemic genus Neocinnamomum H. Liu (Lauraceae)", Plant Syst Evol (2010) 290:173–184. DOI 10.1007/s00606-010-0359-1. [1]