Taxon:  Cinnamomum verum J. Presl



Summary
Genus:
Cinnamomum
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
70183
Place of publication:
F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl, Prir. rostlin 2:36, 37-44, t. 7.  1825
Comment:
according to TL-2 4:389. 1983, J. Presl alone was the author of volumes 2 & 3 of this work
Verified:
10/05/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Laurus cinnamomum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
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  7. Conrad, L. R. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
  8. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 3:582-589.
  9. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  10. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  11. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  12. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  13. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: = Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
  14. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  15. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  16. Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:99-104.
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  18. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
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  20. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  21. Kostermans, A. J. G. H. 1965. Miscellaneous botanical notes, 4. Reinwardtia 7:141.
  22. Kostermans, A. J. G. H. 1983. The South Indian species of Cinnamomum Schaeffer (Lauraceae). Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25:126.
  23. Kostermans, A. J. G. H. 1986. A monograph of the genus Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae): part 1. Ginkgoana 6:43.
  24. León, B. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish common names
  25. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: = Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
  26. Magness, J. R. et al. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1
  27. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  28. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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  32. Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
  33. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  34. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  35. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  36. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  37. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcinnamon  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchcannelier de Ceylan  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanCeylonzimt  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
GermanCeylonzimtbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanechter Ceylonzimt  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
GermanZimtbaum  2Conrad, L. R. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Portuguesecaneleiro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)canela-da-Índia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishcanela  2León, B. 1995. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish common names
Spanishcanelero de Ceilán  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishäkta kanel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexi lan rou gui  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:99-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmarTanintharyi Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:99-104.
2Cultivated    lesser cult. elsewhere in tropics 
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMayotte  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies   
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Karnataka, Kerala], Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar [Tanintharyi]
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Jamaica, Martinique
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, Mayotte
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, United States [American Samoa], Samoa
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies

Reference(s)
  1. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:99-104.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  8. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  9. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  10. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: = Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
Food additivesflavoring Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Materialsessential oils Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: = Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
Materialsessential oils Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: = Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70183. Accessed 15 April 2026.