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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Cinnamomum''
| image = Starr 010419 0038 cinnamomum camphora.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Camphor Laurel]] ''Cinnamomum camphora''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Laurales]]
| familia = [[Lauraceae]]
| genus = '''''Cinnamomum'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Cinnamomum''''' is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, [[Lauraceae]]. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their [[Leaf|leaves]] and bark. The genus contains over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of [[North America]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania ecozone|Oceania]] and [[Australasia ecozone|Australasia]].
Notable ''Cinnamomum'' species include [[Cinnamon]] (''Cinnamomum verum'' or ''C. zeylanicum'', also known as "true cinnamon" or Ceylon Cinnamon), [[Cassia]] (''C. aromaticum'' or ''C. cassia''), [[Camphor Laurel]] (''C. camphora''), [[Saigon Cinnamon]] (''C. loureiroi'', also known as Vietnamese cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia, or Saigon cassia), [[Malabathrum]] (''C. tamala'', also known as ''C. tejpata''; ''tejpat'' or ''tej pat'' in [[Hindi]]; or, inaccurately, "[[Bay leaf|Indian bay leaf]]").
==Selected species==
*''[[Cinnamomum acuminatifolium]]''
*''Cinnamomum acuminatissimum''
*''Cinnamomum acutatum''
*''Cinnamomum africanum''
*''Cinnamomum aggregatum''
*''Cinnamomum alainii''
*''Cinnamomum alatum''
*''Cinnamomum albiflorum''
*''Cinnamomum alcinii''
*''Cinnamomum alexei''
*''Cinnamomum alibertii''
*''Cinnamomum alternifolium''
*''Cinnamomum altissimum''
*''Cinnamomum ammannii''
*''Cinnamomum amoenum''
*''Cinnamomum amplexicaule''
*''Cinnamomum amplifolium''
*''Cinnamomum anacardium''
*''Cinnamomum andersonii''
*''Cinnamomum angustifolium''
*''Cinnamomum angustitepalum''
*''Cinnamomum antillarum''
*''Cinnamomum appelianum''
*''Cinnamomum arbusculum''
*''Cinnamomum archboldianum''
*''Cinnamomum areolatocostae''
*''Cinnamomum areolatum''
*''Cinnamomum areolatum''
*''Cinnamomum arfakense''
*''Cinnamomum argenteum''
*''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum aromaticum]]'' - Cassia
*''Cinnamomum arsenei''
*''Cinnamomum asa-grayi''
*''Cinnamomum assamicum''
*''Cinnamomum aubletii''
*''Cinnamomum aureo-fulvum''
*''Cinnamomum australe''
*''Cinnamomum austro-sinense''
*''Cinnamomum austro-yunnanense''
*''Cinnamomum bahianum''
*''Cinnamomum bahiense''
*''Cinnamomum baileyanum''
*''Cinnamomum baillonii''
*''Cinnamomum balansae''
*''Cinnamomum bamoense''
*''Cinnamomum barbato-axillatum''
*''Cinnamomum barbeyanum''
*''Cinnamomum barlowii''
*''Cinnamomum bartheifolium''
*''Cinnamomum barthii''
*''Cinnamomum bazania''
*''Cinnamomum beccarii''
*''Cinnamomum bejolghota''
*''Cinnamomum bengalense''
*''Cinnamomum biafranum''
*''Cinnamomum bintulense''
*''Cinnamomum birmanicum''
*''Cinnamomum blumei''
*''Cinnamomum bodinieri''
*''Cinnamomum bonii''
*''Cinnamomum bonplandii''
*''Cinnamomum borneense''
*''Cinnamomum bourgeauvianum''
*''Cinnamomum boutonii''
*''Cinnamomum brachythyrsum''
*''Cinnamomum bractefoliaceum''
*''[[Cinnamomum burmannii]]''
*''[[Cinnamomum camphora]]'' - Camphor Laurel
*''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum cassia]]'' (syn. ''C. aromaticum'')
*''Cinnamomum caudiferum''
*''Cinnamomum chartophyllum''
*''Cinnamomum citriodorum''
*''Cinnamomum contractum''
*''Cinnamomum filipes''
*''Cinnamomum glanduliferum''
*''Cinnamomum glaucescens''
*''Cinnamomum ilicioides''
*''Cinnamomum impressinervium''
*''Cinnamomum iners''
*''Cinnamomum japonicum''
*''Cinnamomum javanicum''
*''Cinnamomum jensenianum''
*''Cinnamomum kotoense''
*''Cinnamomum kwangtungense''
*''Cinnamomum liangii''
*''Cinnamomum longepaniculatum''
*''Cinnamomum longipetiolatum''
*''[[Saigon Cinnamon|Cinnamomum loureiroi]]'' - Saigon Cinnamon
*''Cinnamomum mairei''
*''Cinnamomum micranthum''
*''Cinnamomum migao''
*''Cinnamomum mollifolium''
*''Cinnamomum oliveri''
*''Cinnamomum osmophloeum''
*''Cinnamomum parthenoxylon''
*''Cinnamomum pauciflorum''
*''Cinnamomum philippinense''
*''Cinnamomum pingbienense''
*''Cinnamomum pittosporoides''
*''Cinnamomum platyphyllum''
*''Cinnamomum porphyrium''
*''Cinnamomum reticulatum''
*''Cinnamomum rigidissimum''
*''Cinnamomum saxatile''
*''Cinnamomum septentrionale''
*''Cinnamomum subavenium''
*''[[Malabathrum|Cinnamomum tamala]]'' - Malabathrum or Tejpat
*''Cinnamomum tenuipilum''
*''Cinnamomum tonkinense''
*''Cinnamomum triplinerve''
*''Cinnamomum tsangii''
*''Cinnamomum tsoi''
*''Cinnamomum validinerve''
*''[[Cinnamon|Cinnamomum verum]]'' - Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon, or True Cinnamon
*''Cinnamomum wilsonii''
[[Category:Laurales]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Cinnamomum''
| image = Starr 010419 0038 cinnamomum camphora.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Camphor Laurel]] ''Cinnamomum camphora''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Laurales]]
| familia = [[Lauraceae]]
| genus = '''''Cinnamomum'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Cinnamomum''''' is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, [[Lauraceae]]. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their [[Leaf|leaves]] and bark. The genus contains over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of [[North America]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania ecozone|Oceania]] and [[Australasia ecozone|Australasia]].
Notable ''Cinnamomum'' species include [[Cinnamon]] (''Cinnamomum verum'' or ''C. zeylanicum'', also known as "true cinnamon" or Ceylon Cinnamon), [[Cassia]] (''C. aromaticum'' or ''C. cassia''), [[Camphor Laurel]] (''C. camphora''), [[Saigon Cinnamon]] (''C. loureiroi'', also known as Vietnamese cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia, or Saigon cassia), [[Malabathrum]] (''C. tamala'', also known as ''C. tejpata''; ''tejpat'' or ''tej pat'' in [[Hindi]]; or, inaccurately, "[[Bay leaf|Indian bay leaf]]").
==Selected species==
*''[[Cinnamomum acuminatifolium]]''
*''Cinnamomum acuminatissimum''
*''Cinnamomum acutatum''
*''Cinnamomum africanum''
*''Cinnamomum aggregatum''
*''Cinnamomum alainii''
*''Cinnamomum alatum''
*''Cinnamomum albiflorum''
*''Cinnamomum alcinii''
*''Cinnamomum alexei''
*''Cinnamomum alibertii''
*''Cinnamomum alternifolium''
*''Cinnamomum altissimum''
*''Cinnamomum ammannii''
*''Cinnamomum amoenum''
*''Cinnamomum amplexicaule''
*''Cinnamomum amplifolium''
*''Cinnamomum anacardium''
*''Cinnamomum andersonii''
*''Cinnamomum angustifolium''
*''Cinnamomum angustitepalum''
*''Cinnamomum antillarum''
*''Cinnamomum appelianum''
*''Cinnamomum arbusculum''
*''Cinnamomum archboldianum''
*''Cinnamomum areolatocostae''
*''Cinnamomum areolatum''
*''Cinnamomum areolatum''
*''Cinnamomum arfakense''
*''Cinnamomum argenteum''
*''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum aromaticum]]'' - Cassia
*''Cinnamomum arsenei''
*''Cinnamomum asa-grayi''
*''Cinnamomum assamicum''
*''Cinnamomum aubletii''
*''Cinnamomum aureo-fulvum''
*''Cinnamomum australe''
*''Cinnamomum austro-sinense''
*''Cinnamomum austro-yunnanense''
*''Cinnamomum bahianum''
*''Cinnamomum bahiense''
*''Cinnamomum baileyanum''
*''Cinnamomum baillonii''
*''Cinnamomum balansae''
*''Cinnamomum bamoense''
*''Cinnamomum barbato-axillatum''
*''Cinnamomum barbeyanum''
*''Cinnamomum barlowii''
*''Cinnamomum bartheifolium''
*''Cinnamomum barthii''
*''Cinnamomum bazania''
*''Cinnamomum beccarii''
*''Cinnamomum bejolghota''
*''Cinnamomum bengalense''
*''Cinnamomum biafranum''
*''Cinnamomum bintulense''
*''Cinnamomum birmanicum''
*''Cinnamomum blumei''
*''Cinnamomum bodinieri''
*''Cinnamomum bonii''
*''Cinnamomum bonplandii''
*''Cinnamomum borneense''
*''Cinnamomum bourgeauvianum''
*''Cinnamomum boutonii''
*''Cinnamomum brachythyrsum''
*''Cinnamomum bractefoliaceum''
*''[[Cinnamomum burmannii]]''
*''[[Cinnamomum camphora]]'' - Camphor Laurel
*''[[Cassia|Cinnamomum cassia]]'' (syn. ''C. aromaticum'')
*''Cinnamomum caudiferum''
*''Cinnamomum chartophyllum''
*''Cinnamomum citriodorum''
*''Cinnamomum contractum''
*''Cinnamomum filipes''
*''Cinnamomum glanduliferum''
*''Cinnamomum glaucescens''
*''Cinnamomum ilicioides''
*''Cinnamomum impressinervium''
*''Cinnamomum iners''
*''Cinnamomum japonicum''
*''Cinnamomum javanicum''
*''Cinnamomum jensenianum''
*''Cinnamomum kotoense''
*''Cinnamomum kwangtungense''
*''Cinnamomum liangii''
*''Cinnamomum longepaniculatum''
*''Cinnamomum longipetiolatum''
*''[[Saigon Cinnamon|Cinnamomum loureiroi]]'' - Saigon Cinnamon
*''Cinnamomum mairei''
*''Cinnamomum micranthum''
*''Cinnamomum migao''
*''Cinnamomum mollifolium''
*''Cinnamomum oliveri''
*''Cinnamomum osmophloeum''
*''Cinnamomum parthenoxylon''
*''Cinnamomum pauciflorum''
*''Cinnamomum philippinense''
*''Cinnamomum pingbienense''
*''Cinnamomum pittosporoides''
*''Cinnamomum platyphyllum''
*''Cinnamomum porphyrium''
*''Cinnamomum reticulatum''
*''Cinnamomum rigidissimum''
*''Cinnamomum saxatile''
*''Cinnamomum septentrionale''
*''Cinnamomum subavenium''
*''[[Malabathrum|Cinnamomum tamala]]'' - Malabathrum or Tejpat
*''Cinnamomum tenuipilum''
*''Cinnamomum tonkinense''
*''Cinnamomum triplinerve''
*''Cinnamomum tsangii''
*''Cinnamomum tsoi''
*''Cinnamomum validinerve''
*''[[Cinnamon|Cinnamomum verum]]'' - Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon, or True Cinnamon
*''Cinnamomum wilsonii''
[[Category:Laurales]]