Kaadu Dalchini / Country Cinnamon
Cinnamomum malabatrum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Kaadu Dalchini
Identify Kaadu Dalchini by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bark used as a cinnamon substitute (country cinnamon).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Lauraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaadu Dalchini.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaadu Dalchini itself; the rest are typical of the Lauraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Lauraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kaadu dalchini, Lavanga patra
- Malayalam
- Vayana, Ilavangam, Vazhana
About Kaadu Dalchini
A member of the Lauraceae family, Country Cinnamon (Cinnamomum malabatrum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Kaadu Dalchini belongs to the Lauraceae family.
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