Cinnamomum walaiwarense
| Cinnamomum walaiwarense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. walaiwarense |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum walaiwarense | |
Cinnamomum walaiwarense is a critically endangered species in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree which grows up to 15 metres high and is endemic to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It grows in montane wet evergreen forest from 800 to 1,500 metres elevation.[1]
The species was described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1985.[2]
References
- 1 2 de Kok, R.; Geethakumary, M.P (2020). "Cinnamomum walaiwarense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T38782A138508313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T38782A138508313.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cinnamomum walaiwarense Kosterm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2026.