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Camphor Tree
Cinnamomum camphora
-18.9149, 47.5316
Field Notes
Description:
Green waxy leaves. A tree that can grow 30 meters tall. Has small white blossoms and a black berry as fruit. The leaves when they fall on the ground prevent other plants from sprouting. It is an evergreen.
Habitat:
Open areas. Forests. Spread by birds eating the berries.
Notes:
The leaves are used in cooking, medicine and a variety of other uses including smokeless gunpowder.
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