Genus Cinnamomum Schaeff.


Summary
Genus number:
2615
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Lauraceae
Common name(s):

cinnamon
Accession count:

30 (7  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Camphora Fabr., nom. rej.


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References:
  1. Kostermans, A. J. G. H. 1988. A monograph of the genus Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae) part 1. Ginkgoana 6:1-171.
  2. Rohde, R. et al. 2017. Neither Phoebe or Cinnamomum – the tetrasporangiate species of Aiouea (Lauraceae). Taxon 66:1085-1111. DOI: 10.12705/665.6.
  3. Yang, Z. et al. 2022. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae). Ecol. Evol. 12:e9378. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9378. Note: genus is diphyletic
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/taxonomygenus?id=2615. Accessed 15 April 2026.