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  • Sassafras Oil is made from the roots of the rare Mreah Prew Phnom tree - also known as Cinnamomum parathenoxylon.

    KI Media 2009

  • Patches of evergreen forests extend into these moist deciduous forests, with rain forest species such as Cinnamomum malabaricum, Syzygium gardneri, Mrystica dactyloides, Kneema attenuata, and Diospyros sylvatica.

    North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests 2008

  • The essential oil that is extracted from Cinnamomum cassia bark is one of the core spice derivatives in the miracle of gene expression.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) is a member of the Lauraceae (Laurel) Family.

    Brigitte Mars: 7 Herbs And Spices That Warm You Up 2009

  • The impenetrable semi-evergreen forest in the central and eastern areas are dominated by trees such as Aphanamixis polystachya, Talauma hodgsonii, Dillenia indica, Garcinia tinctoria, Ficus rumphii, Cinnamomum bejolghota, and species of Syzygium.

    Kaziranga National Park, India 2009

  • Upper montane forest trees include Agathis philippinensis, Dacrydium pectinatum, Podocarpus polystachyus, Gnetum latifolium, Cycas wadei, Cinnamomum rupestre, Nepenthes philippinensis, and Angiopteris spp.

    Palawan rain forests 2008

  • Similarly, illegal timber extraction is a widespread problem, particularly for valuable species such as Go Mun wood (Diospyros spp.) and Go Hue wood (Dalbergia rimosa) and for the extraction of essential oils from trees such as Cinnamomum balansea.

    Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam 2008

  • Other locally abundant or ecologically significant tree and shrub genera include Elaeocarpus, Neolitsea, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Ilex integra, Hedera, Eurya japonica and Pittosporum tobira, Viburnam awabuki, and Cinnamomum camphora.

    Southern Korea evergreen forests 2008

  • The camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) is another abundant, commercially valuable tree.

    Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • Diverse laurel species are native to the basin; Machilus, Lindera, Litsea, and Cinnamomum are some of the more important genera.

    Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests 2008

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