Cinnamomum tamala

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum tamala is an evergreen tree growing 10 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 20cm 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. ]. A popular spice and medicine in northern India and Pakistan, where the plant is harvested in large quantities from the wild[ 2020 Title Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants Publication Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018 Author D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar Publisher Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada Year 2018 ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 Description ]. The bark and leaves, which are sources of essential oils, are the parts mainly used[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The leaves are often sold as a spice called 'tamala patra' in local markets in Pakistan[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ], and the tree is cultivated for its leaves and essential oils in parts of India[ 1382 Title In-Vitro Efficacy of Certain Essential Oils and Plant Extracts against Three Major Pathogens of Jatropha curcas L. Publication American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2015 , 6 , 362-365 Author Purnajyoti Deka Bhuyan; Phatik Tamuli; Paran Boruah Website http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2015.62041 Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ].