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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) The wood of the camphor tree, ''Cinnamomum camphora'', native to southeastern Asia. Camphorwood smells strongly of camphor and has been used for small carvings and decorative items. The camphor tree is considered an invasive | + | 1) The wood of the camphor tree, ''Cinnamomum camphora'', native to southeastern Asia. Camphorwood smells strongly of [[camphor]] and has been used for small carvings and decorative items. The camphor tree is considered an invasive species in Australia. |
2) See [[kapur]]. | 2) See [[kapur]]. | ||
| + | [[File:1991.387-SC58811.jpg|thumb|Camphorwood bowl<br>MFA# 1991.387]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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kusu (Jap.); Campherbaum (Deut.); camphrier (Fr.); arbre à camphre (Fr.); alcanforero (Esp.); câmforeira (Port.); canforo (It.); Cynamonowiec kamforowy (Pol.); camphor wood; camphortree; camphor laurel | kusu (Jap.); Campherbaum (Deut.); camphrier (Fr.); arbre à camphre (Fr.); alcanforero (Esp.); câmforeira (Port.); canforo (It.); Cynamonowiec kamforowy (Pol.); camphor wood; camphortree; camphor laurel | ||
| − | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | |
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| − | 1) Small tree growing to 20 m. Bark=reddish brown with | + | * 1) Small tree growing to 20 m. Bark=reddish brown with irregular furrows. Leaves=ovate (to 25 cm) with wavy margins and smell of camphor when crushed Fruit=small ball (1 cm), purple when ripe |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:camphorwoodf5.jpg|Camphor laurel tree ''Cannamomum camphora'' | File:camphorwoodf5.jpg|Camphor laurel tree ''Cannamomum camphora'' | ||
File:CamphorTree_PMAC.jpg|Camphor tree ''Cinnamomum camphora (L.)'' | File:CamphorTree_PMAC.jpg|Camphor tree ''Cinnamomum camphora (L.)'' | ||
File:Stout.Camphor_PMAC.jpg|Stout Camphor Tree ''Cinnamomum micrantjum'' | File:Stout.Camphor_PMAC.jpg|Stout Camphor Tree ''Cinnamomum micrantjum'' | ||
| + | File:Uemura 05-29-2009 112.jpg|Silk dyed with Camphor tree bark; Uemera Dye Archive | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Resources and Citations == | == Resources and Citations == | ||
| − | + | * See [[https://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:Uemura_dye_archive '''Uemera Dye Archive''' (Kusu)]] | |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 135 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 135 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 22 June 2022
Description
1) The wood of the camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora, native to southeastern Asia. Camphorwood smells strongly of Camphor and has been used for small carvings and decorative items. The camphor tree is considered an invasive species in Australia.
2) See Kapur.
Synonyms and Related Terms
kusu (Jap.); Campherbaum (Deut.); camphrier (Fr.); arbre à camphre (Fr.); alcanforero (Esp.); câmforeira (Port.); canforo (It.); Cynamonowiec kamforowy (Pol.); camphor wood; camphortree; camphor laurel
Physical and Chemical Properties
- 1) Small tree growing to 20 m. Bark=reddish brown with irregular furrows. Leaves=ovate (to 25 cm) with wavy margins and smell of camphor when crushed Fruit=small ball (1 cm), purple when ripe
Additional Images
Camphor laurel tree Cannamomum camphora
Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora (L.)
Stout Camphor Tree Cinnamomum micrantjum
Silk dyed with Camphor tree bark; Uemera Dye Archive
Resources and Citations
- See [Uemera Dye Archive (Kusu)]
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 135
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor_laurel (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)