Lauraceae

Camphora Fabr.

First published in Enum. Meth. Pl.: 218 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia and W. & S. Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Caroline Is., El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Mauritius, Mississippi, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Pakistan, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cinnamomum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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