About Country Cinnamon
Cinnamomum malabatrum, wild cinnamon, country cinnamon also known as malabathrum, is a tree in the family Lauraceae that is endemic to Western Ghats of India. It can grow up to 15 m (49 ft) tall. It has aromatic leaves that are used for culinary and medicinal purposes. It is thought to have been one of the major sources of the medicinal plant leaves known in classic and medieval times as malabathrum (or malobathrum). It is locally known as Edana, Therali or Vazhana in Kerala.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cinnamomum malabatrum
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kaadu dalchini, Lavanga patra
- Malayalam
- Vayana, Ilavangam, Vazhana
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Country Cinnamon belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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