Cinnamomum laubatii F.Muell.

Tree to 35 m high. Stem usually buttressed. Twigs angular and pubescent when young, eventually terete and glabrescent. Leaves opposite; petiole 5–15 mm long; lamina lanceolate, 8–14.5 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, triveined, slightly glaucous and pubescent below. Inflorescence approximating or exceeding leaves. Flowers opening widely with tepals ± horizontal, cream, pale green, perfumed. Tepals 3.5–4.8 mm long, 2.4–2.9 mm wide, sericeous. Outer anthers 1.5–1.8 mm long, 1–1.3 mm wide, sericeous; filaments 1–1.8 mm long, sometimes with 1 or 2 glands basally. Inner anthers 1.3–1.5 mm long, 0.8–0.9 mm wide, sericeous; filaments 1.1–1.8 mm long. Ovary 1.6–1.7 mm long, 1.3–1.5 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous; stigma funnel-shaped. Fruit carpel ellipsoidal, 16–22 mm long, 13–14 mm wide, black; cup apex entire. Cotyledons white, cream.

Well-developed rain forests, in soils derived from a variety of rock types; at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.