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Cinnamomum propinquum
Pepperwood is a critically endangered rainforest tree from the highest peaks of Queensland's Wet Tropics, related to cinnamon, with leaves and twigs that smell peppery when crushed. It is not a common garden plant, so growing it is mainly a matter of cool, moist, sheltered conditions suited to highland rainforest.
Cinnamomum propinquum, commonly known as pepperwood, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1901, and is critically endangered, being found only on the highest peaks of the region.
This is a rare species that grows in rainforest above about 700 m (2,300 ft) on Mount Bellenden Ker and Mount Bartle Frere. Both peaks are in the Wooroonooran National Park about 40–50 km (25–31 mi) south of Cairns.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinnamomum propinquum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
