Description

Cinnamomum kanehirae, commonly known as the stout camphor tree (SCT), a name referring to its bulky, tall and strong trunk, is endemic to Taiwan and under threat of extinction. It has a restricted distribution in broadleaved forests in an elevational band between 450 and 1,200 m.

Scientific classitication

Family: Lauraceae

Genus: Cinnamomum

Common Name

Niu Zhang

Reference

Chaw, S. M., Liu, Y. C., Wu, Y. W., Wang, H. Y., Lin, C. Y. I., Wu, C. S., ... & Sudianto, E. (2019). Stout camphor tree genome fills gaps in understanding of flowering plant genome evolution. Nature plants, 5(1), 63-73.