Cinnamomum citriodorum
Cinnamomum citriodorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka.[1] It is commonly known as Malabar Cinnamon. It has a characteristic smell of lemon grass. C citriodorum has 45% Cinnamaldehyde compared to 80% for C cassia.[2][3]
| Cinnamomum citriodorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. citriodorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum citriodorum Thwait. | |
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Cinnamomum citriodorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 26 September 2015.
- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/456e/5f51a415efc9290ca3d1991b49117ac16cf8.pdf
- Ravindran PN; Nirmal-Babu K; Shylaja M (2003). Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum. CRC Press. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-0-203-59087-4.
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