Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cinnamon 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
- Tamil
- தாளிசபத்திரி
- Telugu
- అడవిలవంగపట్ట
About Cinnamon
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum nitidum) belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. It grows in evergreen forests.
Botanical family
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Cinnamon belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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