Camptotheca acuminata is a species of tree in the Camptotheca genus that is native to north Vietnam and southern China.

[2] A eudicot,[3] it is a flowering deciduous tree with light gray bark.

[4] The flowers, which bloom from May through July, produce a gray-brown fruit with one seed in September.

[4] Camptotheca acuminata is a source of camptothecin chemicals, which have been tested for potential use as treatments for cancer and HIV.

[2] The modern chemotherapy drugs topotecan and irinotecan are derived from it, though now the molecules are produced in a lab environment rather than extracted from the leaves and bark of the tree.