Herbarium JCB

Cinnamomum verum J.S.Presl

Family : LAURACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Lauraceae
Species : Cinnamomum verum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cinnamomum verum J.Presl
Common name : True Cinnamon Tree
Vernacular name : Twak (San.); Dalchini (Hin.); Dalchini (Kan.)
Collection Nos : KFP 695, Ritchie 967 (K), Talbot 3693 (K)
Key identification features : An evergreen tree of dense foliage. Leaves are ovate-oblong, 7-18 cm. long. Young ones are brightly coloured and very attractive. The flowers are arranged in panicles, greenish, and have a distinct odor. The fruit is a purple berry, containing a single seed. Bark is smoke-grey and smooth.
Habit : Tree
Native : India, Sri Lanka, Burma
Comments : Bark, leaves are used as spice; Cinnamomum Oil is extracted from leaves; Medicinal Oil is extracted from fruits; Root bark yields excellent camphor. Frequent in coastal plains and windward side of Western ghats upto 150 m alt.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014- Flora of South Kanara.