Camphora parthenoxylon

Camphora parthenoxylon

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 parthenoxylon

Name

Camphora parthenoxylon (Jack) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 2: 72. (1831)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 26 (1864)
  • Laurus parthenoxylon Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 28 (1820)
  • Sassafras parthenoxylon (Jack) Nees, Syst. Laurin. 491 (1836)
• Heterotypic
  • Camphora porrecta (Roxb.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 308 (1845)
  • Camphora pseudosassafras (Blume) Miq., Zoll. Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 113, 114 (1854)
  • Cinnamomum barbato-axillatum N.Chao, Fl. Sichuanica 1: 459, f. 12 (1981)
  • Cinnamomum malaccense Meisn., DC. Prod. 15(1): 27 (1864)
  • Cinnamomum neesianum Meisn., DC. Prod. 15(1): 26 (1864)
  • Cinnamomum porrectum (Roxb.) Kosterm., J. Sci. Res. (Jakarta) 1: 126 (1952)
  • Cinnamomum pseudosassafras (Blume) Meisn., DC. Prod. 15(1): 27 (1864)
  • Cinnamomum purpureum H.G.Ye & F.G.Wang, Novon 16(3): 439 (2006)
  • Laurus chinensis Hort.Berol. ex Nees, Syst. Laurin. 92 (1836)
  • Laurus glandulifera Jenkins ex Meisn., DC. Prod. 15(1): 26 (1864)
  • Laurus porrecta Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 30 (1814)
  • Laurus pruinosa (Nees) Reinw. ex Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 323 (1851)
  • Laurus pseudosassafras Blume, Bijdr. 573 (1826)
  • Litsea pruinosa Nees, Syst. Laurin. 636 (1836)
  • Parthenoxylon porrectum (Roxb.) Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 323 (1851)
  • Parthenoxylon pseudosassafras (Blume) Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 323 (1851)
  • Persea pseudosassafras (Blume) Zoll. & Moritzi, Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. Neerl. Indie, 1: 615 (1844)
  • Phoebe latifolia Champ. ex Benth., Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 197-198 (1853)
  • Sassafras loureiroi Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 481 (1831)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallich, N. 1831. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or, Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants. Vol. 2. pp. 101–200. London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Camphora parthenoxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Camphora parthenoxylon. Accessed: 16 March 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Camphora parthenoxylon. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Camphora parthenoxylon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• مصرى: كافور اصفر
• العربية: كافور أصفر
• Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Medang Kemangi
• Sunda: Ki séréh
• ไทย: เทพทาโร
• 中文: 黄樟

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