Cinnamomum

Foliage distribution: Young red leaves of the cinnamon tree ( Cinnamomum verum cf )

Cinnamomum is a about 300 to 350 species comprehensive genus of flowering plants of the laurel family ( Lauraceae ). The original areas in the tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia. Many species, such as the Ceylon cinnamon and camphor, have a high economic value.

Description

All species are evergreen shrubs: Trees or shrubs. The bark and the leaves often smell aromatic. The simple leaves are entire.

The hermaphrodite flowers contain (six to ) nine bloom, (six to ) nine stamens and an ovary. There shall be bluish, almost black, almost spherical drupes.

System

Among the 300 to 350 Cinnamomum species include:

  • Cassia (C. aromaticum Nees, Syn: C. cassia Blume), Chinese cinnamon, China cinnamon, cinnamon Common, Zimtkassia, cassia, cassia
  • Indonesian cinnamon (C. burmannii ( Nees & T.Nees ) flower), Padang cinnamon
  • Camphor tree or camphor (C. camphora (L.) J. Presl )
  • Vietnamese cinnamon (C. loureiroi Nees ), Saigon Cinnamon
  • Ceylon cinnamon (C. verum J. Presl, syn. C. zeylanicum Blume), cinnamon, True cinnamon, cinnamon, Canehl

Swell

  • Description of the genus in the Flora of North America. (English )
  • Walter Erhardt et al: The big walleye. Encyclopedia of plant names. Volume 2 Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
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