in taxon spice or flavor-producing plant cinnamon plant Cinnamomum verum J.Presl PLANTS:CIVE2 Cinnamomum spp. Cinnamomum verum J. Presl MANSFELD:15093 Cinnamomum Cinnamomum Schaeff. PLANTS:CINNA2 Cinnamomum is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, *Lauraceae*. The species of *Cinnamomum* have aromatic oils in their leaves and bark. The genus contains over 300 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Australasia. The inner bark of several species is used to make the spice, cinnamon. Other notable species are *C. tamala*, used as the herb malabathrum (also called tejpat and Indian bay leaf), and *C. camphora*, from which camphor is produced. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum] cassia cinnamomum cinnamomum verum cinnamomum zeylanicum Cinnamomum verum Cinnamomum requires discussion