Cinnamomum 1544723 223812131 2008-07-05T22:52:34Z Nipisiquit 1645176 +eo:, hsb:, hu:, pt:, simple:, modify fr: {{Taxobox | name = ''Cinnamomum'' | image = Starr 010419 0038 cinnamomum camphora.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = [[Camphor Laurel]] ''Cinnamomum camphora'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Laurales]] | familia = [[Lauraceae]] | genus = '''''Cinnamomum''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Cinnamomum''''' is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, [[Lauraceae]]. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their [[Leaf|leaves]] and bark. The genus contains over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of [[North America]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania ecozone|Oceania]] and [[Australasia ecozone|Australasia]]. Notable ''Cinnamomum'' species include [[Cinnamon]] (''Cinnamomum verum'' or ''C. zeylanicum'', also known as "true cinnamon" or Ceylon Cinnamon), [[Cassia]] (''C. aromaticum'' or ''C. cassia''), [[Camphor Laurel]] (''C. camphora''), [[Saigon Cinnamon]] (''C. loureiroi'', also known as Vietnamese cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia, or Saigon cassia), [[Malabathrum]] (''C. tamala'', also known as ''C. tejpata''; ''tejpat'' or ''tej pat'' in [[Hindi]]; or, inaccurately, "[[Bay leaf|Indian bay leaf]]"). ==Selected species== *''[[Cinnamomum acuminatifolium]]'' *''Cinnamomum acuminatissimum'' *''Cinnamomum acutatum'' *''Cinnamomum africanum'' *''Cinnamomum aggregatum'' *''Cinnamomum alainii'' *''Cinnamomum alatum'' *''Cinnamomum albiflorum'' *''Cinnamomum alcinii'' *''Cinnamomum alexei'' *''Cinnamomum alibertii'' *''Cinnamomum alternifolium'' *''Cinnamomum altissimum'' *''Cinnamomum ammannii'' *''Cinnamomum amoenum'' *''Cinnamomum amplexicaule'' *''Cinnamomum amplifolium'' *''Cinnamomum anacardium'' *''Cinnamomum andersonii'' *''Cinnamomum angustifolium'' *''Cinnamomum angustitepalum'' *''Cinnamomum antillarum'' *''Cinnamomum appelianum'' *''Cinnamomum arbusculum'' *''Cinnamomum archboldianum'' *''Cinnamomum areolatocostae'' *''Cinnamomum areolatum'' *''Cinnamomum areolatum'' *''Cinnamomum arfakense'' *''Cinnamomum argenteum'' *''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum aromaticum]]'' - Cassia *''Cinnamomum arsenei'' *''Cinnamomum asa-grayi'' *''Cinnamomum assamicum'' *''Cinnamomum aubletii'' *''Cinnamomum aureo-fulvum'' *''Cinnamomum australe'' *''Cinnamomum austro-sinense'' *''Cinnamomum austro-yunnanense'' *''Cinnamomum bahianum'' *''Cinnamomum bahiense'' *''Cinnamomum baileyanum'' *''Cinnamomum baillonii'' *''Cinnamomum balansae'' *''Cinnamomum bamoense'' *''Cinnamomum barbato-axillatum'' *''Cinnamomum barbeyanum'' *''Cinnamomum barlowii'' *''Cinnamomum bartheifolium'' *''Cinnamomum barthii'' *''Cinnamomum bazania'' *''Cinnamomum beccarii'' *''Cinnamomum bejolghota'' *''Cinnamomum bengalense'' *''Cinnamomum biafranum'' *''Cinnamomum bintulense'' *''Cinnamomum birmanicum'' *''Cinnamomum blumei'' *''Cinnamomum bodinieri'' *''Cinnamomum bonii'' *''Cinnamomum bonplandii'' *''Cinnamomum borneense'' *''Cinnamomum bourgeauvianum'' *''Cinnamomum boutonii'' *''Cinnamomum brachythyrsum'' *''Cinnamomum bractefoliaceum'' *''[[Cinnamomum burmannii]]'' *''[[Cinnamomum camphora]]'' - Camphor Laurel *''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum cassia]]'' (syn. ''C. aromaticum'') *''Cinnamomum caudiferum'' *''Cinnamomum chartophyllum'' *''[[Cinnamomum citriodorum]]'' - Malabar cinnamon *''Cinnamomum contractum'' *''Cinnamomum filipes'' *''Cinnamomum glanduliferum'' *''Cinnamomum glaucescens'' *''Cinnamomum ilicioides'' *''Cinnamomum impressinervium'' *''Cinnamomum iners'' *''[[Cinnamomum japonicum]]'' (syn. ''C. pedunculatum'') - Japanese cinnamon *''Cinnamomum javanicum'' *''Cinnamomum jensenianum'' *''Cinnamomum kotoense'' *''Cinnamomum kwangtungense'' *''Cinnamomum liangii'' *''Cinnamomum longepaniculatum'' *''Cinnamomum longipetiolatum'' *''[[Saigon Cinnamon|Cinnamomum loureiroi]]'' - Saigon Cinnamon *''Cinnamomum mairei'' *''Cinnamomum micranthum'' *''Cinnamomum migao'' *''Cinnamomum mollifolium'' *''Cinnamomum oliveri'' *''[[Cinnamomum osmophloeum]]'' - Pseudocinnamomum *''Cinnamomum parthenoxylon'' *''Cinnamomum pauciflorum'' *''Cinnamomum philippinense'' *''Cinnamomum pingbienense'' *''Cinnamomum pittosporoides'' *''Cinnamomum platyphyllum'' *''Cinnamomum porphyrium'' *''Cinnamomum reticulatum'' *''Cinnamomum rigidissimum'' *''Cinnamomum saxatile'' *''Cinnamomum septentrionale'' *''Cinnamomum subavenium'' *''[[Malabathrum|Cinnamomum tamala]]'' - Malabathrum or Tejpat *''Cinnamomum tenuipilum'' *''Cinnamomum tonkinense'' *''Cinnamomum triplinerve'' *''Cinnamomum tsangii'' *''Cinnamomum tsoi'' *''Cinnamomum validinerve'' *''[[Cinnamon|Cinnamomum verum]]'' - Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon, or True Cinnamon *''Cinnamomum virens'' - Red-barked sassafras, eastern Australia *''Cinnamomum wilsonii'' [[Category:Laurales]] [[ar:دارصيني]] [[da:Kanel-slægten]] [[de:Cinnamomum]] [[es:Cinnamomum]] [[eo:Cinamomo]] [[fr:Cinnamomum]] [[hsb:Kafrowc]] [[it:Cinnamomum]] [[lt:Cinamonas]] [[hu:Cinnamomum]] [[ja:ニッケイ属]] [[no:Kanel]] [[pl:Cynamonowiec]] [[pt:Cinnamomum]] [[simple:Cinnamomum]] [[fi:Kanelipuut]] [[sv:Kanelsläktet]] [[vi:Chi Quế]] [[tr:Tarçın]] [[zh:樟属]]