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Lauraceae

Camphor laurel

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl

Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Cinnamomum

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
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Common names

By language (67)
ab
Акамфараҵла
Afrikaans
Kanferboom
Arabic
كافور, كوافير
Armenian
Կամֆորայի ծառ
arz
كافور
Bangla
কর্পূর গাছ
Basque
Kanforrondo
Belarusian
Камфоравае дрэва
Bulgarian
Камфорово дърво
Burmese
ပရုတ်ပင်
Cantonese
樟, 樟樹
Catalan
Camforer, Camphrier
Chinese
樟树, 樟樹, 乌樟, 本樟, 栳樟, 桉油, 樟, 樟仔
Croatian
Kamforovac
Czech
Kafrovník lékařský, Kafrovník, Skořicovník kafrovník
Danish
Kamfertræ
Divehi
ކާފޫރު ގަސް
Dutch
Kamferboom, Camphor Laurel, Cinnamonum camphora
English
Camphor laurel, Camphor tree, Camphortree, Camphorwood
Esperanto
Kamforarbo
Finnish
Kamferipuu
French
Camphrier, Ravintsara
frr
Kamferbuum
Galician
Alcanforeira, Alcanforeiro, Canforeira, Árbore da cánfora, Árbore do alcanfor
Georgian
Ქაფურის ხე
German
Kampferbaum, Campherbaum, Camphrier, Kampherbaum
Greek
Καμφορά
Hindi
कपूर
hsb
Kamferowy štom
Hungarian
Kámforfa
Italian
Albero della canfora, Canforo
Japanese
クスノキ, クスノキ（樟、楠）, くすのき, クス, ナンジャモンジャ, 楠, 樟, マルバグス
Kannada
ಕರ್ಪೂರ ಮರ
Kazakh
Камфора ағашы
Korean
녹나무
Kurdish
Dara kamfûrê, دارا کامفوورێ
Latvian
Kamparkoks, Kampara kanēļkoks, Kampara koks
Lithuanian
Camphrier
lzh
樟
Macedonian
Камфорово дрво
Malagasy
Ravintsara
Malay
Kapur tohori, Kapur barus, Kapur barus Jepun
Malayalam
കർപ്പൂരം
mnc
ᠵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠮᠣᠣ
nan
Chiuⁿ-á, Chiuⁿ-chhiū, Chiuⁿ-á-chhiū
Nepali
कपुरको रूख
Norwegian Bokmål
Kamfertre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kamfertre
Occitan
Camfrièr
Odia
କର୍ପୁର
Persian
درخت کافور
Polish
Cynamonowiec kamforowy, Drzewo kamforowe, Kamforowiec
Portuguese
Canforeira, Canforeiro, Cânfora
Punjabi
ਕਪੂਰ
pwn
Drakes
Quechua
Alkachu, Alkachchu
Russian
Камфорное дерево, Камфорный лавр, Коричник камфорный, Лавр камфорный
Slovenian
Kafrovec
Spanish
Alcanforero, Arbol del alcanfor, Árbol del alcanfor
Swedish
Kamferträd, Camphrier
Tamil
கர்பூரம் மரம்ம்
Telugu
సిన్నామోనం కాంఫొర
Thai
การบูร
Turkish
Kafur ağacı, Cinnamomun camphora, Kafur, Kafurağacı
Ukrainian
Камфорне дерево, Камфорний коричник, Камфорний лавр
Vietnamese
Long não, Cây long não
za
Gaucah

Synonyms

  • Camphora camelliifolia Lukman.
  • Camphora camphora (L.) H.Karst.
  • Camphora decaisnei Lukman.
  • Camphora decandollei Lukman.
  • Camphora hahnemannii Lukman.
  • Camphora hippocratei Lukman.
  • Camphora humboldtii Lukman.
  • Camphora microphylla Lukman.
  • Camphora neesii Lukman.
  • Camphora neesii var. microphylla Lukman.
  • Camphora neesii var. pharbitifolia Lukman.
  • Camphora officinarum Nees
  • Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A.Braun
  • Camphora oldhamii Lukman.
  • Camphora pharbitifolia Lukman.
  • Camphora procera Lukman.
  • Camphora rougieri var. glandulifera Lukman.
  • Camphora rougierii Lukman.
  • Camphora sieboldii Lukman.
  • Camphora syringifolia Lukman.
  • Camphora thouarsii Lukman.
  • Camphora thunbergii Lukman.
  • Camphora thwaitesii Lukman.
  • Camphora vera Raf.
  • Camphora wrightii Lukman.
  • Camphora zollingeri Lukman.
  • Camphorina camphora (L.) Farw.
  • Cinnamomum camphora f. cyclophyllum (Nakai) M.Kim
  • Cinnamomum camphora f. linaloolifera (Y.Fujita) Sugim.
  • Cinnamomum camphora f. parvifolia Miq.
  • Cinnamomum camphora subvar. hosyo Hatus.
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. cyclophyllum Nakai
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (A.Braun) Meisn.
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. hosyo (Hatus.) J.C.Liao
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. lanatum Nakai
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera Y.Fujita
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hatus. & Hayata
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. rotundifolia Makino
  • Cinnamomum camphora var. werffii Dao
  • Cinnamomum camphoriferum St.-Lag.

and 11 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.