About Indian Bay Leaf
Cinnamomum tamala, Indian bay leaf, also known as tejpat, tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia, or malabathrum, is a tree in the family Lauraceae that is native to northern India (Assam and the Western Himalayas), Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and southwestern China. It can grow up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. Its leaves have a clove-like aroma with a hint of peppery taste; they 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).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cinnamomum tamala
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Tropical and subtropical himalayas, Bangladesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- तेजपत्ता Tejpatta, Tejpatta
- Nepali
- तेज पात Tej Paat, तेजपात
- Bengali
- তেজপাত Tejpat, Tamala, Tejpat
- Tamil
- தாலிஸபத்திரி Talisapattiri, தமாலபத்திரி Tamalapattiri
- Telugu
- Talisapatri, Talisha, Patta akulu
- Kannada
- Patraka, ಕಾಡು ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ
- Malayalam
- തമാലപത്രമ് Tamalapatram, വഴന, എടന
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Indian Bay Leaf belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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