Cinnamomum tsoi C.K.Allen

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Cinnamomum

Characteristics

Trees, ca. 12 m tall, up to 45 cm d.b.h. Bark gray, scented. Branches terete, glabrous, resin-scented; branchlets somewhat compressed, angled, young part brown tomentose and conspicuously angled. Leaves subopposite; petiole 6-10 mm, sulcate adaxially, sparsely tomentose initially but soon glabrate; leaf blade brownish green and opaque abaxially, brown-green when dry and shiny adaxially, elliptic-lanceolate, 7-11 × 1.5-3.5 cm, leathery, sparsely undulate pubescent initially but soon glabrate abaxially, glabrous adaxially, triplinerved, midrib and basal lateral veins conspicuous abaxially, somewhat elevated adaxially, basal lateral veins with few additional veins outside, transverse veins and veinlets ± conspicuous abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, base cuneate, margin entire, apex acuminate. Panicle axillary or subterminal, 2-3.5 cm; rachis appressed tomentose. Flowers unknown. Fruit ovoid, ca. 1.5 cm, less than 1 cm wide, apiculate; perianth cup in fruit shallowly cupuliform, ca. 0.5 cm, woody, entire. Fr. Oct-Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Environment

Evergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations up to 2,400 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses wood
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Cinnamomum tsoi world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Cinnamomum tsoi threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:463741-1
WFO ID wfo-0000605495
COL ID 5Z6SC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cinnamomum tsoi