Systematic Classification:
Division : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledons
Family : Lauraceae
Genus : Cinnamomum
Species : ripariumCommon Name:
Aatuvayana
General Information:
Trees grow up to 7 m tall.Branchlets, terete, slender, glabrous.Leaves simple, opposite to subopposite; petiole to 1 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 18 x 1.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex tapered and acute or slightly acuminate, base acute to rounded, glabrous, chartaceous; trinerved basal or suprabasal, laterals not reaching leaf apex; tertiary nerves horizontally percurrent; higher order nerves minutely reticulate.Inflorescence axillary or subterminal panicled cymes, few to more flowered; peduncle slender.Fruit and SeedBerry; seeds 1.
Economic Importance:
Not Evaluated