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By the early 19th century most camphor tree reserves had been depleted with the remaining large stands in Japan and Taiwan with Taiwanese production greatly exceeding Japanese. Camphor was one of the primary resources extracted by Taiwan's colonial powers as well as one of the most lucrative.
Camphora officinarum is a species of evergreen tree indigenous to warm temperate to subtropical regions of East Asia, including countries such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. [1] [2] [3]
Camphor (/ ˈ k æ m f ər /) is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. [5] It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone.It is found in the wood of the camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the kapur tree (Dryobalanops sp.), a tall timber tree from South East Asia.
Cinnamomum kanehirae (Chinese name niu zhang), also known as small-flowered camphor tree, or stout camphor tree, is a tree within the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae endemic to Taiwan. Characteristics
Taiwanofungus camphoratus, also known as stout camphor fungus, is a species of fungus that is endemic to Taiwan, where it grows only on the endemic aromatic tree Cinnamomum kanehirae, causing a brown heart rot.
Camphora parthenoxylon ≡ Cinnamomum parthenoxylon – Selasian wood, Martaban camphor wood, saffrol laurel Camphora philippinensis ≡ Cinnamomum philippinense Camphora platyphylla ≡ Cinnamomum platyphyllum
25 March – The Taiwan Medical Doctors Conference was held at Taipei Railway Hotel. [2]: 1274 31 March – According to the "Taiwan-wide Street Tree Planting Plan", the Governor-General of Taiwan listed street trees as acacia, eucalyptus, camphor, terminalia, sycamore, maple, cherry, poinciana, kohlrabi, and abo.
Japan established monopolies and by 1945, had taken over all the sales of opium, salt, camphor, tobacco, alcohol, matches, weights and measures, and petroleum in the island. [3] Most Taiwanese children did not attend schools established by Japan until primary education was made mandatory in 1943. [4] [5] [6]