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Cinnamomum tenuifolium, commonly known as Japanese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is a small- or medium-sized tree up to 15 m (49 ft) tall that occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). In China it is under second-class national protection.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Cinnamomum
- Family
- Lauraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Japanese cinnamon
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