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Cinnamomum verum
Also called Ceylon Cinnamon, Sri Lanka Cinnamon, True Cinnamon
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) is a small evergreen tree from Sri Lanka whose inner bark is the spice cinnamon. It is grown mainly for that bark in tropical lowlands with warm, humid conditions and regular moisture.
Cinnamomum verum (synonym Cinnamomum zeylanicum), also known as true cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon, is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka. The inner bark of the tree is historically regarded as the spice cinnamon, though this name has also been used for C. cassia (cassia) as well.
The old botanical synonym for the tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, is derived from Sri Lanka's former name, Ceylon. Sri Lanka still produces 80–90% of the world's supply of C. verum; it is also cultivated on a commercial scale in the Seychelles, Madagascar and Tanzania.
On Borneo, Cinnamomum verum is cultivated at low elevations in Sarawak (Kuching District), Sabah (Keningau and Sandakan districts), and Kalimantan.
Cinnamon has a long history of use in traditional medicine as a digestive aid.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
