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Cinnamomum racemosum is a medium-sized tree in the laurel family, endemic to Borneo, growing to about 12 m in lowland and hill forest. It is a wild forest species rarely grown as a garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for cultivation in warm, humid conditions.
Cinnamomum racemosum is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo. It is a medium-sized tree growing to 12 meters tall, with a trunk to 20 cm in diameter.
It is native to Sarawak (Bintulu and Miri districts), Sabah (Kinabatangan, Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Marudu, Penampang, Pensiangan, Ranau, Sandakan, Tenom, and Tuaran districts), and East Kalimantan. It grows in various types of forest to 1500 metres elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinnamomum racemosum 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.
