Cinnamomum verum: Uses (Ethnobotany)
It is used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions.
Plant Profile: Cinnamomum verum
Taxonomy: Cinnamomum verumNames
Cinnamon
Phonetic Spelling:sin-uh-MOH-mum VAIR-um
Genus:Cinnamomum
Species:verum
Family:Lauraceae
Cinnamon is a diminutive evergreen tree that thrives in tropical climates, particularly originating from Sri Lanka, and is unlikely to flourish in North Carolina.
Cinnamomum verum Feature Summary
Cinnamomum verum Image Gallery
Tags
#evergreen
#small tree
#evergreen tree
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
#tropical tree
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Cinnamomum verum Feature Summary
Attributes
It is used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions.
Sri Lanka
The inner bark is edible dried and ground and used as a spice for both savory and sweet cooking. Oils are also extracted from the plant and used as flavoring.
Woody
Fruit
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
Moist
24-60 feet
12-24 feet
10a
10b
11a
11b
12a
12b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Flowers
Green
Panicle
Leaves
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Simple
Ovate
Oblong
Stem
Landscape
Woodland
Bark
Dark Brown
Red/Burgundy
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Cinnamomum verum Attributes
Cinnamomum verum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Sri Lanka
Cinnamomum verum: Edibility
The inner bark is edible dried and ground and used as a spice for both savory and sweet cooking. Oils are also extracted from the plant and used as flavoring.
Cinnamomum verum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Cinnamomum verum Fruit
Cinnamomum verum: Fruit Description
Purple drupes with one seed
Cinnamomum verum: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Cinnamomum verum: Fruit Color
Purple/Lavender
Cinnamomum verum Whole Plant Traits
Cinnamomum verum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Cinnamomum verum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cinnamomum verum: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Cinnamomum verum Cultural Conditions
Cinnamomum verum: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Cinnamomum verum: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Cinnamomum verum: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Cinnamomum verum: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
11a
11b
12a
12b
Cinnamomum verum: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Cinnamomum verum Flowers
Cinnamomum verum: Flower Color
Green
Cinnamomum verum: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Cinnamomum verum Leaves
Cinnamomum verum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cinnamomum verum: Leaf Color
Green
Cinnamomum verum: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Cinnamomum verum: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Cinnamomum verum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Cinnamomum verum Stem
Cinnamomum verum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Cinnamomum verum Landscape
Cinnamomum verum: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Cinnamomum verum Bark
Cinnamomum verum: Bark Color
Dark Brown
Red/Burgundy
