Description
Cinnamomum japonicum (scientific name: Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb.) is an evergreen tree of the genus Cinnamomum in the Lauraceae family, with a height of 10-15 meters and a diameter of 30-35 cm at breast height. The branches are thin, cylindrical, extremely glabrous, red or reddish brown, with fragrance. The leaves are nearly opposite or alternate on the upper part of the branches, ovoid-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 7-10 cm long and 3-3.5 cm wide. The panicles are axillary, 3-4.5 (10) cm long, and the total stalk length is 1.5-3 cm, and the pedicels 5-7 mm long are glabrous. The ends are 3-5 flowered cymes, and the inflorescences are glabrous. The flowers are about 4.5 mm long. Tepal tube is inverted cone-shaped, short, 1.5 mm long, perianth lobes 6, ovoid, about 3 mm long and 2 mm wide, apex acute, glabrous on the outside, and pilose on the inside.
Distributed in North Korea, Japan and China; in China distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and Taiwan. Born in low mountains or offshore evergreen broad-leaved forests 300-1000 meters above sea level or below.
Branches, leaves and bark can be extracted from aromatic oils, which can be used as raw materials for various flavors and spices. The core contains fat and is used to make soap and lubricating oil. The wood is hard and durable, resistant to water and humidity, and can be used for construction, shipbuilding, bridges, vehicles and furniture, etc.
