Edible: Bark, Spice, Fruit, Leaves
A large tree. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The leaves are opposite, smooth and leathery. The leaf blades are 12-35 cm long by 5.5-8.5 cm wide. New flushes of leaves follow rain and are reddish pink. They are rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are yellowish and borne in compound flower clusters. The fruit is oval. It is 10 cm long by 7 cm wide. It is greenish when fresh.
It is a tropical plant. They occur in Mindanao, Tawi-tawi, Samar, Palawan and Mindanao in the Philippines. In southern China it grows between 140 and 1000 m altitude. In Yunnan.
Common Names: Wild cinnamon tree, Adavi lavangapatte, Da ye gui, Jangli-darchini, Kattuk-karuvappattai, Kayu manis, Ki kacengal, Lavangam, Medang kalong, Medang kemangi, Ob choe khiat, Pohon kayumanis alam, Pohon medangteja, Que rung, Ranachadalchini, Teja badak, Teja lawang, Teja, Tikhi
Synonyms:
Cinnamomum aromaticum Zoll.;
Cinnamomum curtisii Lukman.;
Cinnamomum gracile Miq.;
Cinnamomum griffithii Meisn.;
Cinnamomum manillarum Lukman;
Cinnamomum pseudosintok Miq.;
Cinnamomum rauwolfii Blume;
Cinnamomum reinwardtii Miq.;
Laurus malabathrica Roxb.;
Persea nitida Spreng.;
Cinnamomum eucalyptoides T.Nees; ?
Cinnamomum nitidum Blume; ?
Cinnamomum paraneuron Miq.; ?