Camphora glandulifera, common name false camphor tree or Nepal camphor tree, is a tree in the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae.
Cinnamomum glanduliferum is an evergreen tree reaching a height around 5m-20mm (16feet-70feetm). Leaves are shiny, dark green, alternate, petiolated, elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, 6cm-15cmcm (02inches-06inchescm) long and 4cm-6.5cmcm (02inches-02.6inchescm) wide. Flowers are yellowish and small, about 3mm wide. Fruits are black, globose, up to 1cm (00inches) 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.
This plant is native to China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nepal.[1]
In China, C. glanduliferum grows in broad-leaved forests of mountainous regions, at an elevation around 1500m-2500mm (4,900feet-8,200feetm) above sea level, sometimes higher.[1]