''Cinnamomum citriodorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka.World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998
''Cinnamomum citriodorum''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 26 September 2015. It is commonly known as Malabar Cinnamon. It has a characteristic smell of

lemon grass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some s ...

. ''C. citriodorum'' has 45%

Cinnamaldehyde Cinnamaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula(C9H8O) C6H5CH=CHCHO. Occurring naturally as predominantly the ''trans'' (''E'') isomer, it gives cinnamon its flavor and odor. It is a phenylpropanoid that is naturally synthesized by the sh ...

compared to 80% for ''C. cassia''.

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citriodorum Endemic flora of Sri Lanka Endangered plants Plants described in 1861 {{Laurales-stub