About Sulphur Cinnamon
Sulphur Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sulphuratum) is a tree belonging to the Lauraceae family (Laurel/Cinnamon family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, panicle/umbel flower clusters, berry/drupe fruit. It is typically found in evergreen and shola forests key identification features : evergreen trees, young branchlets and young leaves, yellow-tomentose, leaves prominently reticulate and glaucous beneath, often covered with galls. perianth yellow-tomentose. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-May.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cinnamomum sulphuratum
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests Key identification features : Evergreen trees, young branchlets and young leaves, yellow-tomentose, leaves prominently reticulate and glaucous beneath, often covered with galls. Perianth yellow-tomentose
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- Matta daalchini
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുകറുവ (Cinnamomum sulphuratum), Cinnamomum sulphuratum
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Sulphur Cinnamon belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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