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Cinnamon
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Common name: Cinnamon, True Cinnamon • Bengali: দারুচিনি Daruchini • Gujarati: દાલચીની Dalchini • Hindi: दालचीनी Dalchini • Kannada: ದಾಲ್ಚಿನಿ Dalchini, ಕನ್ ಕುಟ್ಲು Kan Kutlu, ಲವಂಗಚಕ್ಕೆ Lavangachakke, ಲವಂಗಪಟ್ಟೆ Lavangapatte, ಸಾಂಬಾರಪತ್ರೆ Sambarapatre, ಚುಳ್ಳಿ Chulli • Konkani: ದಾಲ್ಚಿನಿ Dalchini, तीकी Tiki, ಟಿಕ್ಕೆ Tikke • Maithili: दालचिनी Dalchini • Malayalam: ഇലവങ്ങം Ilavangam, കറുവ Karuva • Manipuri: ꯎꯁꯤꯡꯁꯥ Ushingsa • Marathi: दालचिनी Dalchini • Mizo: Thak-thîng • Nepali: दालचिनी Dalchini • Odia: ଡାଳଚିନି Dalachini • Sanskrit: दारुसिता Darusita, वराङ्गम् Varangam • Tamil: இலவங்கம் Ilavankam, கறுவா Karuva • Telugu: దాల్చిన చెక్క Dalchina-chekka, దాల్చిని Dalcini, లవంగ పట్ట Lavanga-patta • Tibetan: ཤིང་ཚ Shing-tsha • Tulu: ದಾಲ್ಚಿನಿ Dalchini, ಇಜಿನ್ Ijinu • Urdu: دارچینی Darchini Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Cinnamomum verum    Family: Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Synonyms: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamon is a small evergreen tree 10–15 meters tall, native to Sri Lanka and South India. The bark is widely used as a spice due to its distinct odour. In India it is also known as "Daalchini". The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7–18 cm long. The flowers, which are arranged in panicles, have a greenish color, and have a distinct odor. The fruit is a purple 1 cm berry containing a single seed. Cinnamon has been known from remote antiquity, and it was so highly prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as a gift fit for monarchs and other great potentates. It was imported to Egypt from China as early as 2000 BC, and is mentioned in the Bible in Exodus.
Identification credit: Aarti Khale, J.M. Garg Photographed in Manipur & Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai.
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