Taxon:
Tarchonanthus camphoratus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:842. 1753
Verified:
05/01/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
- Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Tarchonanthus+camphoratus&quantity=1
- Herman, P. P. J. 2002. Revision of the Tarchonanthus camphoratus complex (Asteraceae-Tarchonantheae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 32:21-28.
- Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
camphorwood –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Somalia
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Materials | wood | used for making musical instruments | Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 |