Lauraceae FAMILY

Cinnamomum bodinieri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum bodinieri is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 16 metres tall. The bole can be 30 - 80cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials, and possibly as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan)

HabitatRoadsides, streamsides, sparse forests, thickets; at elevations from 700 - 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].