Cinnamomum — 62 species
Botanical species in the genus Cinnamomum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cinnamomum altissimum
Cinnamomum altissimum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum appelianum
Cinnamomum appelianum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum austrosinense
Cinnamomum austrosinense
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum balansae
Cinnamomum balansae
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Young trees can tolerate some shade, but older trees become more light-demanding. Prefers a deep, moist, well-drained soil. Natural regeneration is very poor.
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Cinnamomum bejolghota
Cinnamomum bejolghota
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. All parts of the plant are aromatic.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum bodinieri
Cinnamomum bodinieri
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum burmannii
Cinnamomum burmannii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 28°c, but can tolerate 11 - 34°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 2,500mm, but tolerates 1,800 - 3,500mm.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum cambodianum
Cinnamomum cambodianum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A shade-demanding tree when young, though it grows well in full sun when older. It prefers a deep, fertile, moist soil, though it can also succeed in well drained, leached hillside soils of low fertility. Succeeds in soils with a pH as low as 4.
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Cinnamomum camphora
Cinnamomum camphora
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum camphora flourishes in warm temperate to subtropical climates, but also under tropical highland conditions. It requires hot summers to thrive, and grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is above 16°c. Mature trees can withstand occasional frosts with temperatures falling to about -5°c (-10°c according to another report), but young trees often succumb if temperatures fall below zero.
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Cinnamomum cassia
Cinnamomum cassia
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum cassia is a plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 32°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c. Dormant plants can be killed by temperatures of -6°c or lower, whilst young growth can be damaged at -2°c.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum crassinervium
Cinnamomum crassinervium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum culitlawan
Cinnamomum culitlawan
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The whole plant is aromatic.
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Cinnamomum curvifolium
Cinnamomum curvifolium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum deschampsii
Cinnamomum deschampsii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum effusum
Cinnamomum effusum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum eugenoliferum
Cinnamomum eugenoliferum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum filipedicellatum
Cinnamomum filipedicellatum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum glanduliferum
Cinnamomum glanduliferum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum glanduliferum is a plant of warm temperate to tropcal climates in China, India and southeast Asia. It is able to tolerate short-lived frosts, probably down to -5°c, possibly lower. It needs to grow in areas with ample summer heat in order to ensure that it thoroughly ripens the current season's growth, otherwise it will be less winter-hardy.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum glaucescens
Cinnamomum glaucescens
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum glaziovii
Cinnamomum glaziovii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun to moderate shade. Prefers a deep, moist, fertile soil.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum grandiflorum
Cinnamomum grandiflorum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum grandifolium
Cinnamomum grandifolium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. A remarkable species with enormous leaves 35 - 48cm long and 14 - 21cm wide.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum heyneanum
Cinnamomum heyneanum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum impressinervium
Cinnamomum impressinervium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum iners
Cinnamomum iners
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, found at low to moderate elevations with occasional specimens found as high as 2,400 metres. Plants are very tolerant of poor soils in the wild, where they still grow fairly rapidly. A fast-growing tree.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum japonicum
Cinnamomum japonicum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum japonicum has proved to be remarkably hardy in cultivation, frequently surviving temperatures down to -18°c in North Carolina, USA, although it has sustained some damage to the stems during a prolonged period of -22°c. It requires hot summers in order to fully ripen the current season's growth, otherwise it is more susceptible to winter cold. Requires a very sunny position in climates with cooler summers, but otherwise requires some shade from the strongest sun.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum javanicum
Cinnamomum javanicum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum jensenianum
Cinnamomum jensenianum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum laubatii
Cinnamomum laubatii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum longipaniculatum
Cinnamomum longipaniculatum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum loureiroi
Cinnamomum loureiroi
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
A plant of moist lowland areas in the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is 20 - 30°c, but tolerates 17 - 34°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 2,500 - 3,000mm, tolerating 1,500 - 3,500mm.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum macrocarpum
Cinnamomum macrocarpum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The bark is aromatic, with a faint aniseed and clove smell.
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Cinnamomum mairei
Cinnamomum mairei
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum malabathrum
Cinnamomum malabathrum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum mercadoi
Cinnamomum mercadoi
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in the moist lowland tropics. Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum micranthum
Cinnamomum micranthum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum micranthum is native from warm temperate to tropical regions of southern China and northern Vietnam. It is somewhat frost tolerant and is likely to succeed outdoors in milder areas of the temperate zone so long as summers are warm enough to fully ripe the current season's growth. Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum mollifolium
Cinnamomum mollifolium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum oliveri
Cinnamomum oliveri
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum oliveri grows along the coast of eastern Australia from the fully tropical regions of northern Queensland to the sub-tropical or warm temperate areas of central New South Wales. Older plants can tolerate at least some frost. Succeeds in a range of soils so long as they do not dry out.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum osmophloeum
Cinnamomum osmophloeum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Most parts of the tree are strongly aromatic. This species is classifed into 5 types based on the chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from their leaves: these chemotypes are:- trans-cinnamaldehyde; trans-cinnamaldehyde/cinnamyl acetate; T-cadinol/a-cadinol; camphor; and linalool. The essential oils from leaves of ct. cinnamaldehyde have similar constituents to those from commercial bark cinnamons.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum pachypodum
Cinnamomum pachypodum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum paiei
Cinnamomum paiei
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum parthenoxylon
Cinnamomum parthenoxylon
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum parthenoxylon is a plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,000 metres, occasionally ascending to 3,000 metres. It grows in regions with all-year rainfall and sometimes also in regions with a distinct dry season. The plant is surprisingly cold-tolerant, and has survived temperatures down to at least -8°c without damage in North Carolina, USA.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum politum
Cinnamomum politum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum puberulum
Cinnamomum puberulum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum rhynchophyllum
Cinnamomum rhynchophyllum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum riparium
Cinnamomum riparium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum septentrionale
Cinnamomum septentrionale
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The tree is strongly allelopathic - decomposing leaves have been shown to significantly inhibit the growth of surrounding plants.
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Cinnamomum sintoc
Cinnamomum sintoc
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum soegengii
Cinnamomum soegengii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
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Cinnamomum stenophyllum
Cinnamomum stenophyllum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a well-drained, sandy soil of moderate fertility in the wild. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Cinnamomum subavenium
Cinnamomum subavenium
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The pinkish-brown inner bark is fragrant.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum subcuneatum
Cinnamomum subcuneatum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The inner bark is scented.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum sulphuratum
Cinnamomum sulphuratum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. Existence of four chemotypes of Cinnamomum sulphuratum, such as linalool-type; citral and cinnamaldehyde-type; methyl cinnamate-type; and cinnamaldehyde-type have been reported from Northeast India
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Cinnamomum tamala
Cinnamomum tamala
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum tamala is a plant of tropical and subtropical areas in the Himalayas, where it is found at elevations from 300 - 2,400 metres. Prefers a fertile, sandy, moisture-retentive but freely draining soil in full sun or partial shade. Young plants benefit from some shade, but older trees do well in full sun.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum travancoricum
Cinnamomum travancoricum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. The bark and leaves are aromatic.
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Cinnamomum triplinerve
Cinnamomum triplinerve
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum tsoi
Cinnamomum tsoi
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage. All parts of the plant are aromatic.
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Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamomum verum
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamon can be found at elevations up to 2,000 metres, but for commercial harvesting does best at low altitudes below 500 metres. It requires a warm and wet climate with an average temperatures of about 27°c and no extremes of heat or cold. Rainfall should be around 2,000 - 2,500mm, well-distributed throughout the year.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum walaiwarense
Cinnamomum walaiwarense
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum wightii
Cinnamomum wightii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally prefer an acidic soil with ample moisture in the growing season and a position with some shade. Species in this genus are generally able to resprout from basal wood if the top is damaged, and will soon recover from any damage.
Full cultivation guide →Cinnamomum wilsonii
Cinnamomum wilsonii
Family: Lauraceae
Cultivation
Cinnamomum wilsonii is native to the warm temperate and subtropical zones of central and southern China. It has proven to be hardy in North Carolia, USA, where it has survived temperatures down to at least -8°c without damage. It requires hot summers, however, in order to fully ripen the current season's growth, otherwise it is more susceptible to winter cold.
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