Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusCinnamomum
Scientific name with authorshipCinnamomum burmanni (Nees & T.Nees) Blume
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cinnamomum ammannii Lukman.Cinnamomum burmannii var. chinense (Blume) Meisn.Cinnamomum burmannii var. kiamis (Nees) Meisn.Cinnamomum cassia SieboldCinnamomum chinense BlumeCinnamomum dulce (Roxb.) NeesCinnamomum dulce (Roxb.) SweetCinnamomum dulce var. ammannii Lukman.Cinnamomum dulce var. sieboldii Lukman.Cinnamomum dulce var. thunbergii Lukman.Cinnamomum dulcis SweetCinnamomum hainanense NakaiCinnamomum kiamis Hassk.Cinnamomum kiamis NeesCinnamomum macrostemon HayataCinnamomum miaoshanense S.Lee & F.N.WeiCinnamomum mindanaense ElmerCinnamomum mutabile BlumeCinnamomum mutabile Blume ex Miq.Cinnamomum nitidum (Roxb.) Hook.Cinnamomum sieboldii Lukman.Cinnamomum suaveolens Lukman.Cinnamomum thunbergii Lukman.Laurus burmanni Nees & T.NeesLaurus cinnamomoides NeesLaurus cinnamomum BlancoLaurus dulcis Roxb.Laurus nitida Roxb.Persea dulcis (Roxb.) Spreng.Persea nitida (Roxb.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Invertebrate food
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier463328-1
Use codesHF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.