Cinnamomum citriodorum

Cinnamomum citriodorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade: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 Western Ghats and Sri Lanka.[1] It is commonly known as Malabar Cinnamon. C. citriodorum has 45% Cinnamaldehyde while compared to 80% cinnamaldehyde of China cassia (Cinnamomum cassia). They have a characteristic smell of lemon grass (citronella), while Cinnamomum dubium has the characteristic smell of geranium (It has the lowest content of cinnamaldehyde).[2][3] The highly-valued commercial cinnamon known as Cinnamomum zeylanicum has a clove like odor.

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Cinnamomum citriodorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/456e/5f51a415efc9290ca3d1991b49117ac16cf8.pdf
  3. ↑ P. N. Ravindran; K Nirmal-Babu; M Shylaja (29 December 2003). Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum. CRC Press. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-0-203-59087-4.
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