WHAT IS CAMPHOR TREE? Botanical Name : Cinnamomum camphora . Other Common Names : True camphor, hon-sho, laurel camphor, Japanese camphor, kamfertræ (Danish), Kampfer (German), alcanfor (Spanish), laurier du Japon. (French). The camphor tree is a member of the Lauraceae or the laurel family. It is an evergreen tree that can reach up to 40 meters in height and live to be greater than 1000 years old. It has a wide spreading canopy and a short, thick trunk with a circumference up to 5 meters. The bark is rough and greyish-brown and the leaves are alternate and glossy green. The branches bear clusters of small yellow and white flowers followed by black fruits that contain one small camphor seed . The camphor tree is native the southern islands of Japan and Taiwan, where they form majestic forests. It is also found growing wild in China. Today, it is cultivated in many countries with tropical and subtropical climate, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Madaga...