Biology:Cinnamomum philippinense

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Short description: Species of plant

Cinnamomum philippinense
Cinnamomum philippinense 1.jpg
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. philippinense
Binomial name
Cinnamomum philippinense
(Merr.) C.E.Chang[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cinnamomum caudatifolium Machilus philippinensis
  • Merr. (Merr.) Elmer
  • Hayata Machilus acuminatissimus
  • Cinnamomum acuminatissimum (Hayata) Kaneh.
  • Persea philippinensis Hayata
  • (Hayata) Kosterm. Persea acuminatissima

Cinnamomum philippinense is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to Taiwan and the Philippines .[1] It was first described by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1906 as Machilus philippinensis.[2]

Conservation

In 1998, Persea philippinensis was assessed as "vulnerable" and said to be endemic to the Philippines.[3] (As of February 2023), P. philippinensis is regarded one of the synonyms of Cinnamomum philippinense, which has a distribution that includes Taiwan.[1]

References

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