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.
- Liyanage, T.; Madhujith, T.; Wijesinghe, K. G. G. (2017). "Comparative study on major chemical constituents in volatile oil of true cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl. Syn. C. Zeylanicum Blum.) and five wild cinnamon species grown in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tropical Agricultural Research. 28 (3): 270. doi:10.4038/TAR.V28I3.8231. S2CID 28968271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-18.
- 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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