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'''''Neocinnamomum''''' (新樟属, ''xin zhang shu'') is a |
'''''Neocinnamomum''''' (新樟属, ''xin zhang shu'') is a [[genus]] of shrubs or small trees belonging to the [[Lauraceae]], indigenous to Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
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They inhabit coastal to montane tropical forests, and [[laurel forests]]. These trees and shrubs are characteristic of the lower strata of the tropical rainforest. They require a warm and wet climate with no extremes of heat and cold. Although there can be months in which there is less rain, no prolonged dry season should occur and rain received on about 150 days per year. Present from rocky and stony ground to waterlogged and marshy areas. |
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The pollination is by insects that pollinate the very small bisexual flowers, in inflorescences glomerules, while birds disperse the seeds by avidly eat the fruit berries. The berries are ellipsoid, globose or pear shape; The trees flower in rainy season and the fruits ripen 6 months later. some species propagated vegetatively too. |
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==Species== |
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Neocinnamomum (新樟属, xin zhang shu) is a genus of shrubs or small trees belonging to the Lauraceae, indigenous to Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Species
- Neocinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree
- Neocinnamomum caudatum (Nees) Merrill
- Neocinnamomum delavayi (Lecomte) H. Liu, Laurac
- Neocinnamomum fargesii (Lecomte) Kostermans
- Neocinnamomum lecomtei H. Liu, Laurac
- Neocinnamomum mekongense - Tree that grows in the Butterfly Spring in the mountains north of Dali, China. Masses of butterflies congregate on its branches in the springtime making it a popular tourist destination. The butterfies are thought to feed off secretions made by the tree (possibly extrafloral nectaries).
References
- Flora of China 7: 187–189. 2008.
- Zhi-hua Wang, Jie Li, John G. Conran, Hsi-wen Li, "Phylogeny of the Southeast Asian endemic genus Neocinnamomum H. Liu (Lauraceae)", Plant Syst Evol (2010) 290:173–184. DOI 10.1007/s00606-010-0359-1. [1]
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