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Cinnamomum bodinieri
Camphora bodinieri is a tree from southern China, reaching about 16 m, often grown as a street tree in southern Chinese cities. It is grown outdoors in mild climates and needs full sun to grow well.
Camphora bodinieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to southern China. A tree reaching 16 m (52 ft), it is typically found in situations with more light, such as alongside roads and streams or in open forests and thickets. Its essential oil is high in citral. It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.
The species was first described as Cinnamomum bodinieri by Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé in 1912. In 2022 Yong Yang, Bing Liu, and Zhi Yang placed the species in genus Camphora as Camphora bodinieri.
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