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Cinnamomum loureirii

Authority Nees Family Magnoliopsida:Magnoliidae:Magnoliales:Lauraceae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 4570

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DESCRIPTION: It is an evergreen tree. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. Harvest of superior bark cannot usually take place until the trees are at least 10-12 years old. Bark of young branches are harvested. USE: The bark is peeled from stems and branches and set aside to dry. Some varieties are scraped. While drying, the bark curls into quills. The colour varies from light reddish brown for the thin, scraped bark to grey for the thick, unscraped bark. Ground cassia is reddish brown in colour. Cassia from China is less aromatic than that from Vietnam and Indonesia. Cassia from all three countries has a sweet, aromatic, and pungent flavour. Vietnamese, or Saigon, cassia is particularly highly esteemed. The buds, the dried, unripe fruits have a cinnamon-like aroma and a warm, sweet, pungent taste akin to that of cassia bark. The whole buds are added to foods for flavouring. COMMON NAMES: Saigon cassia, Saigon cinnamon, Cassia. FURTHER INF: Scientific synonym: C. aromaticum. Saigon cassia is native of Vietnam. The bark contains 1 to 7% of essential oil.
Sources
SOURCES Purseglove J 1981 pp 116-117 [TEXT, DRA, RAIN] Roecklein J 1987 pp 402 [USE] Duke J 1979 pp 99 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Purseglove J 1974 pp 187 [USE]