Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lauraceae | Genus: Cinnamomum | Species: Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl |
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| Synonym | Laurus camphora, Champhora camphora | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Camphora tree, Kapur | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Camphor Tree,Camphor Laurel | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Karpura | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 1350-1800 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Globose, fleshy less than 1 cm in diameter that ripens to purple black and is partly surrounded by a cup-like perianth |
| Habitat | Occurs in valleys and on mountain slopes | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, China, Taiwan, Eastern Asia And Japan | Bark Details | Pale bark is very rough and fissured vertically |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A large evergreen tree that grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall leaves have a glossy, waxy appearance and smell of camphor when crushed | Leaf Details | 1-5 X 3-10 cm, base acute or tapered-cuneate both surfaces minutely reticulate or above smooth1/2- 2/3 the lamina length |
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