✿Lauraceae · Cinnamomum

Matta Daalchini / Sulphur Cinnamon

Cinnamomum sulphuratum

Tree

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering: January-May

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Cinnamomum sulphuratum
Genus: Cinnamomum
Family: Lauraceae
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen and shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India
Distribution: India
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: January-May
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Matta Daalchini 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: Matta daalchini
Malayalam: കാട്ടുകറുവ (Cinnamomum sulphuratum), Cinnamomum sulphuratum

About Matta Daalchini

Sulphur Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sulphuratum) belongs to the Lauraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.

Botanical family

Lauraceae

Laurel/Cinnamon family

Matta Daalchini belongs to the Lauraceae family.

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