| Cinnamomum glanduliferum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. glanduliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum glanduliferum (Wall.) Meisner |
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Cinnamomum glanduliferum, common name False Camphor Tree or Nepal Camphor Tree, is a tree in the genus Cinnamomum, belonging to the Lauraceae family.
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Cinnamomum glanduliferum is an evergreen tree reaching a height of approximately 5–20 metres (16–66 ft). Leaves are shiny, dark green, alternate, petiolated, elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, 6–15 centimetres (2.4–5.9 in) long and 4–6.5 centimetres (1.6–2.6 in) wide. Flowers are bright yellow and small, about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) wide. Fruits are black, globose, up to 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in diameter. Flowering period extends from March through May and the fruits ripe from July up to September. The leaves have a characteristic smell and contain camphor and essential oil.
This plant is native to the tropical Himalayan regions of India and Nepal. It is present in China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Nepal.
It grows in forests of mountainous regions, at an elevation of about 1,500–2,600 metres (4,900–8,500 ft) above sea level.