Camphora micrantha

Camphora micrantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Camphora
Species: Camphora micrantha

Name

Camphora micrantha (Hayata) Y.Yang, Bing Liu & Zhi Yang, Ecol. Evol. 12(10)-e9378: 9 (2022)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Machilus micranthum Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 2: 130-131 (1912)
• Homotypic
  • Cinnamomum micranthum (Hayata) Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 160 (1913)
• Heterotypic
  • Cinnamomum xanthophyllum H.W.Li, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 47 (1975)
  • Cinnamomum kanehirai Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 159 (1913)
  • Cinnamomum micranthum f. kanehirae (Hayata) S.S.Ying, Coloured Illustr. Fl. Taiwan, 1: 309 (March 1985)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Philippines, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yang, Z., Liu, B., Yang, Y. & Ferguson, D.K. 2022. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae). Ecology and Evolution 12(10): p.e9378. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2008. Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Camphora micrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Camphora micrantha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Camphora micrantha. Published online. Accessed: March 15 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: قرفة كانيهري
• 中文: 牛樟 中文

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