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Cinnamomum is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The species of Cinnamomum have aromatic oils in their leaves and bark . The genus contains approximately 250 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia , Southeast Asia , East Asia and Oceania / Australasia .
Cinnamomum verum [2] (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, [3] also called true cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree) is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka. [4] The inner bark of the tree is historically regarded as the spice cinnamon , [ 3 ] [ 5 ] though this term was later generalized to include C. cassia as well.
Camphora is a genus of evergreen plants belonging to the laurel family Lauraceae, previously considered a synonym of Cinnamomum. The genus contains approximately 20 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia .
Cinnamomum verum, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) Close-up view of raw cinnamon bark. Cinnamon is the name for several species of trees and the commercial spice products that some of them produce. All are members of the genus Cinnamomum in the family Lauraceae. Only a few Cinnamomum species are grown commercially for spice.
Cinnamomum zwartzii Lukman. Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham. Cinnamomum tamala , Indian bay leaf , also known as tejpat , [ 3 ] tejapatta , Malabar leaf , Indian bark , [ 3 ] Indian cassia , [ 3 ] or malabathrum , is a tree in the family Lauraceae that is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. [ 3 ]
Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall. [4] In Japan, where the tree is called kusunoki, five camphor trees are known with a trunk circumference above 20 m (66 ft), with the largest individual, Kamō no Ōkusu (蒲生の大楠, "Great camphor of Kamō"), reaching 24.22 m (79 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft).