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Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

An evergreen tree genus in the laurel family whose aromatic inner bark is harvested and dried into rolled quills to make the spice cinnamon. The distinctive scent comes from cinnamaldehyde, an oil concentrated in the bark rather than the leaves.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Cinnamomum