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Cinnamomum mercadoi
Cinnamomum mercadoi (kalingag) is a small tree, about 6 to 10 metres (20 to 33 ft) high, with a thick, aromatic bark. The plant part of the family Lauraceae, which contains about 45 genera and 2000-2500 species, and is related to the culinary cinnamon, sassafras, and bay tree. The plant is indigenous to the Philippines, where it grows best in forests at low and medium altitudes that sometimes ascend to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). C. mercadoi is unusual in the cinnamon family in that its essential oil consists large amounts of safrol, whereas other oils of cinnamon contain cinnamaldehyde. Previously listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as vulnerable due to the overharvesting and the continuous loss of the Philippine forests, it is now listed as least concern, although habitat loss and degradation remain threats.
Cinnamomum mercadoi is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found from the Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon to Mindanao.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
