Cryptocarya
plant genus
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- In Laurales: Distribution and abundance
…in Asia, Australasia, and America; Cryptocarya and Cinnamomum (the source of camphor and the spice cinnamon) contain about 350 species and 250 species, respectively; Persea (including the avocado plant) has about 100 species; and Beilschmiedia contains about 250 species throughout many tropical regions as well as Australia and New Zealand.…
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