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Cinnamosma fragrans, known as saro, is a shrub or small tree from the dry forests of western Madagascar, grown mainly for its aromatic leaves and traditional medicinal uses. It is rarely grown as an ornamental, so care guidance is limited and based largely on its native dry-forest habitat.
Cinnamosma fragrans is a species of flowering plant in the family Canellaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Madagascar, where it is commonly known as saro.
Cinnamosma fragrans native to the provinces of Antsiranana and Mahajanga in northern and western Madagascar. It is widespread in dry deciduous forests between sea level and 500 meters elevation. It typically grows on unconsolidated sands, sandstone, or limestone substrates. There are dense populations in Melaky, and Diana regions. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 151,773 km2.
Cinnamosma fragrans is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat respiratory problems and gastrointestinal infections. The leaves of the plant are harvested in Mahajanga Province to make essential oil for national and international trade.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinnamosma fragrans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
