Lauraceae FAMILY

Cinnamomum heyneanum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum heyneanum is a small evergreen tree[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its essential oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan), India

HabitatThickets on mountain slopes along rivers; at elevations from 100 - 500 metres[ 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. ].