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Cinnamomum
verum J.Presl
Synonym
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Camphorina cinnamomum
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Family
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Lauraceae
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Local name
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English- Cinnamon
Malayalam- Vayana
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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March-April
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Distribution
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South West India and Sri Lanka
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Evergreen and riparian forests, also cultivated
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Endemic
/Exotic
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Endemic to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
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Uses
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Bark and
oil are used against bronchitis, asthma, cardiac and dental diseases,
vomiting, uropathy, diarrhoea and
restoring normal skin colour.
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Key
botanical characters:
Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite lanceolate, , glabrous, Flowers
bisexual, in terminal and axillary, pale yellow, , 6 mm across; perianth 8
mm, silky, tube campanulate, lobes 6, oblong-lanceolate. Stamens 9. Fruit
berry, ellipsoid to oblong-ovoid, dark purple, surrounded by the enlarged
perianth.
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