This native tree is commonly known as red-barked sassafras.
Cinnamomum virens is described as a "dicot" in the Lauraceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Disjunct northern limit outside of Fraser Coast region at Conondale range.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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