Cinnamomum riparium
| Cinnamomum riparium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. riparium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum riparium | |
Cinnamomum riparium is a small tree reaching 3–6 m in height[2] Leaves are simple, opposite or sub-opposite, and three-nerved.[3] The inflorescence is a lax, few-flowered panicle. Flowers are about 1.4 cm long, greenish-yellow. The fruit is a smooth ellipsoid berry, 10–13 × 5 mm, seated in a shallow, cup-shaped cupule about 4 mm long.[4]
Distribution
South India (Kerala & Tamil Nadu).[5]
Flowering and fruiting
December–May.[6]
References
- ↑ de Kok, R. (2020). "Cinnamomum riparium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T31226A123772960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T31226A123772960.en. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ Gamble in Kew Bull.1925: 128. 1925
- ↑ Sasidharan, N. (2004). Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala: Flowering Plants. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi. p. 396.
- ↑ Robi, A.J. and Udayan, P.S., 2017. A Reinvestigation on the Taxonomic Identity and Nomenclature of Cinnamomum heyneanum and C. riparium (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats, India. Nelumbo, pp.44–50.
- ↑ "Cinnamomum riparium Gamble | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Robi, A.J. and Udayan, P.S., 2017. A Reinvestigation on the Taxonomic Identity and Nomenclature of Cinnamomum heyneanum and C. riparium (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats, India. Nelumbo, pp.44–50.