Cinnamomum agasthyamalayanum
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum camphora
(L.) J.Presl Species
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- Botanical name
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Also known as
- Camphor, Camphor Laurel, Camphor Tree, Camphor-Laurel, Camphortree, Camphorwood
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Camphor Laurel
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cinnamomum camphora but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Camphora camelliifolia
Camphora camphora
Camphora decaisnei
Camphora decandollei
Camphora hahnemannii
Camphora hippocratei
Camphora humboldtii
Camphora microphylla
Camphora neesii
Camphora neesii var. microphylla
Camphora neesii var. pharbitifolia
Camphora officinarum
Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens
Camphora oldhamii
Camphora pharbitifolia
Camphora procera
Camphora rougieri var. glandulifera
Camphora rougierii
Camphora sieboldii
Camphora syringifolia
Camphora thouarsii
Camphora thunbergii
Camphora thwaitesii
Camphora vera
Camphora wrightii
Camphora zollingeri
Camphorina camphora
Cinnamomum camphora f. cyclophyllum
Cinnamomum camphora f. linaloolifera
Cinnamomum camphora f. parvifolia
Cinnamomum camphora subvar. hosyo
Cinnamomum camphora var. cyclophyllum
Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens
Cinnamomum camphora var. hosyo
Cinnamomum camphora var. lanatum
Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera
Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale
Cinnamomum camphora var. rotundifolia
Cinnamomum camphora var. werffii
Cinnamomum camphoriferum
Cinnamomum camphoroides
Cinnamomum henricii
Cinnamomum nominale
Cinnamomum officinarum
Cinnamomum simondii
Cinnamomum taquetii
Laurus calycina
Laurus camphora
Laurus camphorifera
Laurus gracilis
Persea camphora
Others in Cinnamomum
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