Asteraceae FAMILY

Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Camphor bush is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 9 metres tall. It is usually much-branched with a narrow crown. The bole is up to 40cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for its leaves, which are used medicinally and as the source of an essential oil. The tree is also valued for its wood. In Europe the imported essential oil has been used in several cosmetic products since 1994[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. A popular indigenous ornamental in South Africa, specially suited for bonsai with its aggressive root system[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa - Ethiopia and Somalia, south to S. Africa. Also in Angola and Botswana.

HabitatA common plant of the savannah biome, dry forest margins or secondary deciduous bushland, woodland and wooded grassland often dominant or co-dominant and commonly associated with Acacia spp. and Adansonia digitata[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].