- Family:
- Lauraceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Cinnamomum Schaeff.
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl

[FTEA]
Lauraceae, Bernard Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1996
- Morphology General Habit
- Small tree to 12 m.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves bright red when young, green with age, subopposite, ovate-oblong, elliptic or lanceolate, 5-19 cm. long, (2-)5-9.5 cm. wide, narrowed to a narrowly rounded tip, cuneate to truncate at the base, prominently 3-5-nerved from the base, coriaceous, glossy, without glands in the nerve-axils.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers small, yellowish or greenish white, silky outside.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits brown or black, ovoid, 1.3 cm. long.
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- canela, canelo
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 200 - 800 m.; Amazonia, Orinoquia, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Árbol
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 200–800 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Caquetá, Casanare, Tolima.
- Habit
- Tree.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Native to:
Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Taiwan, Tanzania, Vietnam, Windward Is.
- Camphora mauritiana Lukman.
- Camphorina cinnamomum (L.) Farw.
- Cinnamomum alexii Kosterm.
- Cinnamomum aromaticum J.Graham
- Cinnamomum cinnamomum (L.) H.Karst.
- Cinnamomum iners Wight
- Cinnamomum karrouwa Lukman.
- Cinnamomum leptopus A.C.Sm.
- Cinnamomum maheanum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum mathewianum Remya Kr., E.S.S.Kumar, Radhamany, Valsalad. & R.Jagad.
- Cinnamomum riedelii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. antillanum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. barthii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. bengalense Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. biafranum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. bonplandii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. boutonii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. capense Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. cayennense Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. commersonii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. cordifolium Blume ex Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. decandollei Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. delessertii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. ellipticum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. erectum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. humboldtii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. leschenaultii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. madrassicum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. mauritianum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. meissneri Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. ovatum Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. pallasii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. pleei Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. pourretii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. regelii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. roxburghii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. sieberi Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. sonneratii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. vaillantii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. variabile Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. wolkensteinii Lukman.
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. zollingeri Lukman.
- Laurus cassia Burm.f.
- Laurus cinnamifera Stokes
- Laurus cinnamomea Salisb.
- Laurus cinnamomum L.
- Laurus culitlaban Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
- Laurus montana Link ex Meisn.
- Laurus rigida Wall.
- Persea cinnamomum Spreng.
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Aug 1, 2002 | Etuge, M. [2037], Cameroon | K000008435 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1978 | Gillespie, J.W. [2718], Fiji | K000778745 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1972 | Zollinger, H. [580], Jawa | K000350931 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa | K000350933 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Timberlake, J. [s.n.], Malawi | K000614784 | No | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa | K000350932 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116478 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116479 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573], India | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116480 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116476 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116482 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116477 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2573] | Laurus cinnamomum | K001116481 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1978 | Wilde, W.J.J.O de. [13999], Sumatera | Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. cordifolium | K000778671 | isotype | Yes |
Worthington, T.B. [2461], Sri Lanka | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | K000576049 | Yes | ||
Chun, N.K. [43739], Hainan | Cinnamomum zeylanicum var. ovatum | K000778585 | Yes |
First published in F.Berchtold & J.S.Presl, Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 2: 36 (1823)
Accepted by
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