(Lauraceae) Cinnamomum scortechinii Gamble

Local name(s): (chuang) 

Medicinal use(s): To prepare incense. 

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Tree 20 m tall, dbh 20 cm, bark gray, roughish, slash pale brown, fruits young, green.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 14933

Collection Date: December 18, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313700.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Kumar S, Kumari R, & Mishra S. Pharmacological properties and their medicinal uses of Cinnamomum: A review. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2019, 71(12), 1735-1761. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.13173

 Munjal K, Vinod Gauttam, Sumeet Gupta, et al.  Traditional uses and Phytochemistry of Cinnamomum Species – A Mini Review. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (RJPT)  2022, vol. 15,  issue 11. DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2022.00904    

 Wang J, Su B, Jiang H, et al. Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of the genus Cinnamomum (Lauraceae): A review. Fitoterapia 2020, Volume 146, 104675. ISSN 0367-326X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104675.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X20302574)