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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.
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 ]
Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia. [2] It is one of several species of Cinnamomum used primarily for its aromatic bark, which is used as a spice. The buds are also used as a spice, especially in ...
Cinnamomum burmanni (or Cinnamomum burmannii), also known as Indonesian cinnamon, Padang cassia, Batavia cassia, or korintje, is one of several plants in the genus Cinnamomum whose bark is sold as the spice cinnamon. It is an evergreen tree native to southeast Asia.
Cinnamomum iners [3] is a tree species in the family Lauraceae [4] described by Reinwardt and Blume. [5] [6] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [5]It occurs naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and southern China.
Foliage of Cinnamomum glanduliferum. Cinnamomum glanduliferum is an evergreen tree reaching a height around 5–20 m (16–66 ft). Leaves are shiny, dark green, alternate, petiolated, elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, 6–15 cm (2.4–5.9 in) long and 4–6.5 cm (1.6–2.6 in) wide.