Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The species of Cinnamomum have aromatic oils in their leaves and bark. The genus contains over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Australasia. The genus includes a great number of economically important trees.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cinnamon tree
speciesCinnamomum burmanni
Ceylon cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum verum
Cinnamomum osmophloeum
speciesCinnamomum osmophloeum
Wild Cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum iners
Cinnamomum insularimontanum
speciesCinnamomum insularimontanum
Japanese Cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum yabunikkei
Cinnamomum subavenium
speciesCinnamomum subavenium
cinnamon plant
speciesCinnamomum kotoense
Camphorwood
speciesCinnamomum oliveri
Cinnamomum reticulatum
speciesCinnamomum reticulatum
Chinese Cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum cassia
Martaban camphor wood
speciesCinnamomum parthenoxylon
Cinnamomum austrosinense
speciesCinnamomum austrosinense
Indian bay leaf
speciesCinnamomum tamala
red-barked sassafras
speciesCinnamomum virens
Cinnamomum brevipedunculatum
speciesCinnamomum brevipedunculatum
Country Cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum malabatrum
Cinnamomum validinerve
speciesCinnamomum validinerve
Cinnamomum doederleinii
speciesCinnamomum doederleinii
Cassia
speciesCinnamomum aromaticum
Cinnamomum daphnoides
speciesCinnamomum daphnoides
Cinnamomum bejolghota
speciesCinnamomum bejolghota
Cinnamomum jensenianum
speciesCinnamomum jensenianum
Cinnamomum pseudopedunculatum
speciesCinnamomum pseudopedunculatum
pepperwood
speciesCinnamomum baileyanum
Brown Beech
speciesCinnamomum laubatii
Cinnamomum appelianum
speciesCinnamomum appelianum
Cinnamomum sulphuratum
speciesCinnamomum sulphuratum
Bodinier Cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum bodinieri
Cinnamomum glaucescens
speciesCinnamomum glaucescens
Cinnamomum javanicum
speciesCinnamomum javanicum
Cinnamomum wilsonii
speciesCinnamomum wilsonii
Cinnamomum heyneanum
speciesCinnamomum heyneanum
Cinnamomum sintoc
speciesCinnamomum sintoc
Cinnamomum propinquum
speciesCinnamomum propinquum
Cinnamomum mercadoi
speciesCinnamomum mercadoi
Cinnamomum sieboldii
speciesCinnamomum sieboldii
Cebu Cinnamon tree
speciesCinnamomum cebuense
Cinnamomum rigidissimum
speciesCinnamomum rigidissimum
Cinnamomum carolinense
speciesCinnamomum carolinense
Cinnamomum pauciflorum
speciesCinnamomum pauciflorum
Cinnamomum wightii
speciesCinnamomum wightii
Cinnamomum riparium
speciesCinnamomum riparium
Cinnamomum tenuipile
speciesCinnamomum tenuipile
Cinnamomum perrottetii
speciesCinnamomum perrottetii
Cinnamomum keralaense
speciesCinnamomum keralaense
Cinnamomum travancoricum
speciesCinnamomum travancoricum
Cinnamomum impressinervium
speciesCinnamomum impressinervium
Cinnamomum macrocarpum
speciesCinnamomum macrocarpum
Cinnamomum frodinii
speciesCinnamomum frodinii
Cinnamomum filipedicellatum
speciesCinnamomum filipedicellatum
Cinnamomum dubium
speciesCinnamomum dubium
Cinnamomum ovalifolium
speciesCinnamomum ovalifolium
Cinnamomum pendulum
speciesCinnamomum pendulum
Cinnamomum scortechinii
speciesCinnamomum scortechinii
Cinnamomum chago
speciesCinnamomum chago
Cinnamomum palaciosii
speciesCinnamomum palaciosii
Vietnamese cinnamon
speciesCinnamomum loureiroi
Cinnamomum capparu-coronde
speciesCinnamomum capparu-coronde
Cinnamomum chemungianum
speciesCinnamomum chemungianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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