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The genus Cinnamomum

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352 M. Shylaja, P.N. Ravindran and K. Nirmal Babu<br />

Table 15.18 Useful species of <strong>Cinnamomum</strong> in South-East Asia and other regions<br />

C. cambodianum H. Lec Spice: major constituent of wood oil are<br />

alpha-terpineol, linalool and terpinen-4-ol.<br />

C. deschampsii Gamble Spice<br />

C. eugenenifolium Kosterm. Timber<br />

(C. gigaphyllum Kosterm.;<br />

C. hentyi Kosterm.)<br />

C. albiflorum Nees Spice aromatic: major constituents eugenol,<br />

1-8, cineole, geraniol, alpha-terpineol and<br />

terpinen-4-ol.<br />

C. glanduliferum Kosterm. Timber<br />

(C. massria Schewe)<br />

C. iners Reinw. ex Blume Timber<br />

(C. eucalyptoides T. Nees;<br />

C. nitidum Blume Timber<br />

(C. paraneuron Miq.)<br />

C. javanicum Blume Timber<br />

(C. neglectum Blume)<br />

C. massoie (Beca.) Schewe Spice, substitute for cassia, indigenous to<br />

(Massoi bark) Papua, New Guinea<br />

C. mercadoi S. vidal Timber<br />

C. micranthum Hay. Important host tree for Antrodia cinnamomea,<br />

the famous medicinal fungus. Spice: oil is<br />

an insect repellant whose main ingredient is<br />

safrole.<br />

C. mollissimum Hooker f. Timber<br />

C. pendulum Cammerl. Timber<br />

(C. endlicheriaceearpum<br />

Kosterm.)<br />

C. puberulum Ridley Spice<br />

C. rhynchophyllum Miq. Spice<br />

(C. lampongum Miq.)<br />

C. scortechinii Gamble Timber<br />

(C. velutinum Ridley)<br />

C. sintoc Blume Timber<br />

(C. calophyllum Reinw<br />

ex. Nees; C. camphoratum<br />

Blume, C. cinereum Gamble)<br />

C. subavenium Miq. Timber<br />

(C. borneense Miq.;<br />

C. crytopodum Miq.;<br />

C. ridleyi Gamble)<br />

C. tetragonum A. Cher. Spice: leaf used for preparing a type of tea,<br />

beverage, locally consumed, and is medicinal.<br />

Source: Compiled from various sources.<br />

<strong>The</strong> tree is aromatic. Dried flowers when put in warm water produce a fragrance<br />

similar to musk. <strong>The</strong> Spaniards located the tree during their exploration in the sixteenth<br />

century and mistook it for cinnamon, naming it white cinnamon.<br />

<strong>The</strong> inner bark of this tree is aromatic and is used in flavouring. <strong>The</strong> outer corky layer<br />

is removed by gentle beating and the inner bark is extracted. <strong>The</strong> commercial product<br />

looks like quills or twisted pieces, having a pale orange-brown colour. <strong>The</strong> bark has an<br />

agreeable odour resembling cinnamon and clove, and the taste is pungent, bitter and

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