| Nepal Camphor Tree |
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| Original date | 3/12/18 1:34 PM |
| Resolution | 4928 x 3264 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7000 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cinnamomum glanduliferum Family: Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Synonyms: Camphora glandulifera, Laurus glandulifera, Cinnamomum dominii
Synonyms: Camphora glandulifera, Laurus glandulifera, Cinnamomum dominii
Nepal Camphor Tree is an evergreen tree reaching a
height around 5-20 m. Leaves are shiny, dark green, alternate, stalked,
elliptic to ovate or lanceshaped, 6-15 cm long and 4-6.5 cm wide.
Flowers are yellowish and small, about 3 mm wide. Fruits are black,
spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter. Flowering period extends from March
through May and the fruits ripen from July to September. The leaves
have a characteristic smell and contain camphor and essential oils.
Nepal Camphor Tree is found in the Himalayas, from Nepal to NE India,
Burma, C. & S. China, Malaya, at altitudes of 1500-2600 m. Flowering:
Mar-May.
Medicinal uses:
The leaves are carminative and
stimulant. They are used to treat the common cold, cough, wind-damp
impediment pain, distending pain in stomach duct and diarrhoea. The
bark and roots are used medicinally.
Medicinal uses:
The leaves are carminative and
stimulant. They are used to treat the common cold, cough, wind-damp
impediment pain, distending pain in stomach duct and diarrhoea. The
bark and roots are used medicinally. | Identification credit: M. Sawmliana | Photographed in Durtlang, Mizoram. |
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