Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) T.Nees & C.H.Eberm.
First published in Handb. Med.-Pharm. Bot. 2: 426 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 533 (1822)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cinnamomum albiflorum Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 75 (1831)
- Cinnamomum lindleyi Lukman. in Nomencl. Icon. Cannel.: 10 (1878)
- Cinnamomum reinwardtii Nees in Syst. Laur.: 70 (1836)
- Cinnamomum tamala var. albiflorum (Nees) Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 18 (1864)
- Cinnamomum tamala var. elliptifolium Baruah & S.C.Nath in Nordic J. Bot. 26: 203 (2008)
- Cinnamomum veitchii Lukman. in Nomencl. Icon. Cannel.: 10 (1878)
- Cinnamomum zwartzii Lukman. in Nomencl. Icon. Cannel.: 10 (1878)
- Laurus albiflora Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 2569 (1830)
- Laurus cassia Roxb. in Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 2: 297 (1832)
- Laurus culilawan Reinw. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 18 (1864)
- Laurus sailyana Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 558 (1822)
- Laurus soilyana Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 2569 D (1830)
- Laurus triplinervia Reinw. ex Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 75 (1831), nom. illeg.
- Persea tamala Spreng. in Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 268 (1825)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Dao, N.K. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 20: 1-698. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2006 | Wallich, N. [1569], Nepal | K000228460 | syntype | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2006 | Wallich, N. [2569], Nepal | K000228461 | syntype | Yes | |
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Bangladesh | Laurus albiflora | K001116467 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Bangladesh | Laurus albiflora | K001116465 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Nepal | Laurus albiflora | K001116471 | Yes | ||
| Kamrup [Cat. no. 2569], India | Laurus albiflora | K001116464 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Nepal | Laurus albiflora | K001116469 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Nepal | Laurus albiflora | K001116470 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2569], Nepal | Laurus albiflora | K001116463 | Yes | ||
| Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2569], Myanmar | Laurus albiflora | K001116472 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Bangladesh | Laurus albiflora | K001116468 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2569], Bangladesh | Laurus albiflora | K001116466 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1970 | s.coll. [s.n.] | Cinnamomum albiflorum | K000350948 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0