Cinnamomum citriodorum

Cinnamomum citriodorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: C. citriodorum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum citriodorum
Thwait.

Cinnamomum citriodorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
The highly-valued commercial cinnamon from Sri Lanka is known as Cinnamomum Zeylanicum

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Cinnamomum citriodorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 26 September 2015.


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