Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.

Camphor tree Camphor laurel

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000674
English name: Camphor tree, Camphor laurel
Arabic name: سينامومن كمفورا
Native: China, Southern Japan, Taiwan
Country: China Japan Taiwan
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree grows up to 20-30 m tall leaves glossy, waxy, elliptic to broadly ovate, simple, 4-11 cm long, 2-45 cm wide flowers small white fruit black in mature, rounded 1 cm  in diameter

Ornamental plant. Timber tree. Camphor tree has been used for many centuries as a culinary spice, a component of incense, and as a medicine. It is also an insect repellent and a flea-killing substance.

Camphora officinarum Nees, Laurus camphora L

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 4.3-8

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