Photo: Cinnamomum camphora 00.

Photo: Cinnamomum camphora.

Branches. Camphor has a very strong fresh scent of, well, camphor. Nunobiki herb garden, Kobe, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-06.


Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl
Engl.: camphor, camphor laurel, camphor tree, camphortree, Japanese camphor.
Deu.: Kampfer, Kampferbaum, Campher.
Suom.: kamferipuu.
Sven.: kamferträd, kamfer, laurinékamfer.
Span.: alcanfor del Japon.
Pharm.: laurel camphor.
Bot. syn.: Camphora camphora (L.) Karst., Camphora officinarum Bauh., Camphora officinarum Nees, Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm., Laurus camphora L., Persea camphora (L.) Spreng..
Pre-Linnaean: Camphora