''Cinnamomum iners'' is a tree species in the family

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. It occurs naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and southern China. In Malay ''C. iners'' is called ''pokok medang teja''; in

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it may be called: ''quế rừng, quế giả, quế lá to, quế lợn, hậu phác'', or ''hậu phác nam''.

Description

''Cinnamomum iners'' is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 m in height; the branches have opposite twigs, robust and angular, sometimes tetragonal, glabrescent. Leaves are subopposite, ovate to elliptic, measuring 120–350 mm long and 60–85 mm broad. They are glabrous and the base of the leaf is wedge-shaped with a blunt apex (see illustrations); petioles are more or less pubescent, have a reddish brown colour and 10–30 mm in length. Flowers small and bisexual, pubescent, grouped in axillary or terminal panicles; these inflorescences are 60–260 mm in length. Fruits are ovoid in shape, typically 10 mm long and 7 mm in width. Trees bloom and start to bear fruit from March to June.

Habitat

This species grows in moist woods and thickets, up to 1000 metres elevation.

Gallery

File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.0939708 - Arckenhausen, J.C.P. - Cinnamomum iners Reinwardt. ex Blume, C.Linnaeus - Artwork.jpg, Drawing of ''C. iners'' by J.C.P. Arckenhausen, ~1835 File:Kayu Manis (Cinnamomum iners) 6.jpg File:Kayu Manis (Cinnamomum iners) bark.jpg

References

Reinw. ex Bl., 1826 ''In: Bijdr. 570'' World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
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