Cinnamomum philippinense (Merr.) C.E.Chang is a plant in the Lauraceae family, order Laurales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cinnamomum philippinense (Merr.) C.E.Chang

Cinnamomum philippinense (Merr.) C.E.Chang

Cinnamomum philippinense is a flowering Lauraceae species native to Taiwan and the Philippines, first described in 1906.

Family
Genus
Cinnamomum
Order
Laurales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cinnamomum philippinense (Merr.) C.E.Chang

Cinnamomum philippinense (Merr.) C.E.Chang is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Lauraceae plant family. This species is native to Taiwan and the Philippines. It was first formally described in 1906 by botanist Elmer Drew Merrill, under the original scientific name Machilus philippinensis.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Laurales Lauraceae Cinnamomum

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