''Cinnamomum rhynchophyllum'' is a species of tree in the laurel family (

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant Family (biology), family that includes the bay laurel, true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genus (biology), genera worldwide. They are dicotyled ...

). It is native to

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, and

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. It is a small tree growing to 10 metres tall, with a trunk to 15 cm in diameter.Wuu-Kuang, Soh (2011). Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo. ''Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants'', Volume 56, Number 3, 2011, pp. 241-264(24). Naturalis Biodiversity Center DOI: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651911X615168 In Borneo it is found in

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(Kuching, Lundu and Marudi districts),

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(Lahad Datu, and Tawau districts), and in

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, Central, and

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, where it grows in mixed dipterocarp forest to 600 metres elevation.

References

{{taxonbar, from = Q15607142 rhynchophyllum Trees of Borneo Trees of Malaya Trees of Sumatra Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Plants described in 1858 Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel