Cinnamomum verum J.Presl.
| Kannada Name : | Lavangachakke, Lavangapatte |
| Common Name : | Cinnamon tree |
| Family Name : | Lauraceae |
| Scientific Name : | Cinnamomum verum |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | January- March |
| Fruiting Period : | June- August |
| Origin : | Sri Lanka, India |
Uses
Cinnamon bark is astringent, stimulant and carminative. It possesses the property of checking nausea and vomiting.Cinnamon bark oil is employed in a range of dental and pharmaceutical preparations. Oils extracted from it are used in food flavouring industry but is also used in tobacco flavours and for incense. It has limited use in some perfumes
Description
Evergreen trees, 10–20 m tall. Bark smooth, brown with strong cinnamon smell; buttressed. Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite, rarely alternate, ovate, elliptic ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, base acute to attenuate, apex acute to acuminate, margin entire, tri-nerved venation. Inflorescence terminal or axillary panicles. Flowers bisexual, greenish-yellow. Fruit a berry, ellipsoid, dark purple 1-2 cm containing a single seed.
