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Cinnamomum tenuifolium, Japanese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree native to East Asia that can reach about 15 m tall. It is a forest tree rather than a typical garden or houseplant, grown mainly for its timber and aromatic oils.
Cinnamomum tenuifolium, commonly known as Japanese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is a small- or medium-sized tree up to 15 m (49 ft) tall that occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). In China it is under second-class national protection.
Cinnamomum tenuifolium is known from 40 to 50 localities in southern Japan, southern Korea, Taiwan, and Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces of eastern China. The species has a large extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1,235,974 km2, and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 68 km2.
The timber is hard and durable, and is used for furniture and house construction.
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