Cinnamomum austrosinense

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum austrosinense is an evergreen tree usually growing 5 - 8 metres tall, occasionally reaching 16 metres. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Probably the wild form of the cultivated spice 'cassia', the plant is harvested from the wild at least on a local level for use as a spice, medicine and source of materials.