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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

Cinnamomum verum, as illustrated by Franz Eugen Köhler, in his Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und kurz erläuterndem Texte, published in 1887

The cinnamon plant (Cinnamomum verum) is a diminutive evergreen tree in the Laurel  (Lauraceae) family. This family contains some 55 genera and upwards of 4,000 species.

These are distributed throughout the world, but [...]