in taxon
spice or flavor-producing plant
cinnamon plant
PLANTS:CIVE2
Cinnamomum spp.
Cinnamomum verum J. Presl
Cinnamomum Schaeff.
*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 over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Australasia.
The inner bark of several species is used to make the spice, cinnamon. Other notable species are *C. tamala*, used as the herb malabathrum (also called tejpat and Indian bay leaf), and *C. camphora*, from which camphor is produced. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum]
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl
MANSFELD:15093
Cinnamomum
PLANTS:CINNA2
cassia
cinnamomum
cinnamomum verum
cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamomum verum
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