Stats

Lifespan: Up to 1000 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Subtropical forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Camphor is a tree that grows in the warm temperate to subtropical regions of East Asia, including China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Japan and India. Camphor trees produce a resin called camphor, which is used for medicinal purposes and as a fragrance.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Camphora
Species: Camphora officinarum