There are several species of Cinnamomum, which include Camphor(C. camphora),Tamalapatra (Tejpatra)(C. tamala) and dalchini (C. zeylanicum). Leaves of C. obtusifolium are also used as Condiment. The pic. seems to me of C. tamala.
On Jan 12, 7:58 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Observed this tree in Kothrud area Pune.(Mah) Planted in a bungalow 20 years > back(As told by the watchman) > I could see a lot of buds but not a single opened flower. > Appears to be *Cinnamomum *species from *Lauraceae *family. > On searching I found that two species are used commonly as spices(Though > there are many...) > *Cinnamomum tamala* called as *तमालपत्र *in Marathi and > *Cinnamomum verum *the bark of which is used as spice called as *दालचिनी *in > Marathi. > Can any guess be maid which is this one? > Dr Satish Phadke > > Cinnamon1DSCN4720.jpg > 133KViewDownload > > Cinnamon2DSCN4718.jpg > 140KViewDownload
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