Lauraceae FAMILY

Cinnamomum oliveri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum oliveri is a strongly aromatic, medium to large sized evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The stems are usually buttressed[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ]. The plant is a source of essential oils which are sometimes gathered from the wild and used medicinally, as a food flavouring etc. The wood is harvested from the wild and traded as 'camphorwood', a useful general purpose timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatFound in both low and higher altitude subtropical and warm-temperate rainforest in New South Wales. Moist rainforests, often in poorer soils and usually close to streams in drier areas, at elevations from sea level to 1,100 metres[ 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ].