Cinnamomum loureiroi

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum loureiroi is an evergreen tree that can grow 15 - 20 metres tall[ 785 Title Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Publication Author Nguyen Van Duong Publisher Mekong Printing; Vietnam (Printers) Year 1993 ISBN 0-9837303-1-2 Description Published by the author, this is an excellent book on the medicinal attributes of plants growing in the area that used to be called Indo-China. ]. The bark is gathered from the wild, and the plant is also sometimes cultivated, for use as a spice and medicine. It is considered by some to be a superior spice to true cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum).