Cinnamomum pedunculatum

Japanese Cinnamon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: C. pedunculatum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum pedunculatum
Nees
Synonyms

Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb.

Cinnamomum pedunculatum, commonly known as Japanese Cinnamon, is an evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is a small- or medium-sized tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall that occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces).[1] In China it is under second-class national protection.[2]

References

  1. Shugang Li, Xi-wen Li, Jie Li, Puhua Huang, Fa-Nan Wei, Hongbin Cui & Henk van der Werff. "Cinnamomum pedunculatum". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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