Cinnamomum macrophyllum Miq.

 
  • Family : LAURACEAE
    (Laurel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DALCHINI FAMILY (दालचीनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Lauraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cinnamomum halmaheirae Kosterm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cinnamomum macrophyllum Miq.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, bark brown with lenticels, wood, whitish with large pith; Branchlets thick, somewhat angular or slightly compressed when dried, slightly rounded with raised line descending from petiole insertion, thickness varies goose-quill to crow-quill size, nodes often slightly swollen, where opposite branchlets originate; Leaves opposite orr nearly opposite, large leaves, base acute or somewhat acute, narrowly ablong, tapering into acuminate tip, margin thin, smooth, slightly recurved, texture parchment-like but not rigid, large leaves 13–15 inches long, 4–4½ inches wide, smaller leaves about 9 inches long, 3 inches wide, upper surface shiny green, glabrous, veins slightly raised, lower surface pale glaucous-grey, slightly appressed-pubescent with short soft hairs, petiole 4-6 lines, dark brown, wrinkled, slightly puberulous in dried state, almost semicylindrical, compressed in front, slightly channelled, veins beneath the surface very shining, lateral veins strongly arched towards the margin, hairs on leaves short, septate, slightly appressed or erect but not jointed.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Maluku
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Maluku
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cinnamomum macrophyllum
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Cinnamomum macrophyllum. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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