Cinnamomum tenuifolium

Cinnamomum tenuifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Cinnamomum tenuifolium
(Makino) Sugim.
Synonyms
  • Cinnamomum brevifolium Miq.
  • Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb.
  • Cinnamomum pedunculatum Nees

Cinnamomum tenuifolium, commonly known as Japanese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is a small- or medium-sized tree up to 15 m (49 ft) tall that occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). In China it is under second-class national protection.

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