Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

• Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees
• Cinnamomum bazania (Buch.-Ham.) Nees  ->  Cinnamomum bejolghota  (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet
• Cinnamomum bejolghota  (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet
• Cinnamomum burmannii (Nees & T. Nees) Blume
• Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl
• Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm. -> Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl
• Cinnamomum cassia auct. -> Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees
• Cinnamomum cassia J. Presl. -> Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees
• Cinnamomum citriodorum Thwait.
• Cinnamomum iners auct. non Reinw. Burm. f.  ->  Cinnamomum bejolghota (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet  ?
  
• Cinnamomum iners auct. non Reinw. Burm. f.  ->  Cinnamomum malabathrum (Burm. f. ) Blume ?
• Cinnamomum iners Reinw. ex Blume
• Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb.
• Cinnamomum loureirii auct. -> Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees
• Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees
• Cinnamomum macrocarpum  Hook. f. 
  
• Cinnamomum malabathrum Batka  ->  Cinnamomum malabathrum (Burm. f. ) Blume ?
• Cinnamomum malabathrum (Burm. f. ) Blume
  Cinnamomum malabathrum Miq. ->   Cinnamomum malabathrum (Burm. f. ) Blume ?
  Cinnamomum malabathrum (Lam.) J. Presl  ->    Cinnamomum malabathrum (Burm. f. ) Blume ?
• Cinnamomum mindanaense Elmer -> Cinnamomum burmannii (Nees & T. Nees) Blume
• Cinnamomum obtusifolium Roxb. ex Nees   ->   Cinnamomum bejolghota  (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet
• Cinnamomum parthenoxylon Meisn.
• Cinnamomum pedunculatum Nees -> Cinnamomum japonicum Sieb.
• Cinnamomum soncaurium (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.  ->  Cinnamomum bejolghota  (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet
• Cinnamomum sulphuratum Nees
  
• Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.
• Cinnamomum tamala auct. non (Buch.-Ham.) T.Nees & C.H.Eberm  ->  Cinnamomum laubatii F.Muell.
• Cinnamomum tejpata hort  ->    Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.
• Cinnamomum verum J. Presl
• Cinnamomum wightii Meisn.
• Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume -> Cinnamomum verum J. Presl
• Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume var. cassia Nees  ->   Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum cassia auct., Cinnamomum cassia J. Presl., Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume var. cassia Nees,  Laurus cassia Ait., Laurus cassia C.G.Nees, Laurus cinnamomum Andr., Laurus cassia L.,  Persea cassia Spr. 

ARABIC :  دارسين     Dâr sînî , Dâr sînî ed dûn, Dâr sûss, Salîkhah.

BENGALI :   দাড়চিনি    Darchini.

BULGARIAN :  Касия  Kasiia.

CHINESE : Gong gui ?,  肉 桂  Rou gui, Yu gui.

CZECH :  Skořice čínská .

DANISH :  Kassiakanel, Kinesisk kanel, Kinesisk kaneltræ .

DUTCH : Kassie, Bastaardkaneel, Valse kaneel .

ENGLISH : Bastard cinnamon, Cassia, Cassia bark, Cassia-bark tree, Chinese cinnamon, Chinese-cassia, Saigon cinnamon.

ESTONIAN : Hiina kaneelipuu .

FINNISH : Talouskaneli, Kassia, Kassiakaneli, Kiinankaneli.

FRENCH : Cannelle de Cochinchine, Cannellier casse, Cannelle de Chine, Cannelier de Chine, Cannelle bâtarde, Laurier casse.

GERMAN : Chinazimt, Chinesischer Zimtbaum, Chinesisches Zimt, Kassie (as C. cassia), Zimtcassie (as C. cassia).

GREEK:  Κάσια  Kasia, Κασσία  Kasia, Κασσία  Kassia.

HINDI :   दालचीनी   Dalchini.

HEBREW :  קסיה    Kassia, Qassia.

HUNGARIAN : Kasszia, Fahéjkasszia, Kínai fahéj.

ITALIAN : Cassia, Cannella della cina, Falsa cannella, Lauro cassia.

JAPANESE : Tonkin nikkei,  カシア Kashia,  Kashia keihi .

LAOTIAN : Sa chwang (sa chouang).

MALAY : Kayu manis cina , Kayu manis cina (Indonesia).

NORWEGIAN : Kassia.

POLISH :  Cynamon chiński; Cynamonowiec chiński, Cynamonowiec wonny (tree).

PORTUGUESE :    Canela-da-china,  Cássia, Cássia-aromática.

PUNJABI :  ਦਾਲ ਚਿਨੀ   Dal chini.

RUSSIAN :  Коричник ароматный  Korichnik aromatnyi, Коричник китайский  Korichnik kitanskii ,  Коричное дерево  Korichnoe derevo.

SANSKRIT :  Chadana, Pattra, Sthula tvak, Tamaala patra, Tamaalaka, Tvakpatrakka, UtkaTa.

SPANISH : Canela de la China, Canelero chino.

SWEDISH : Kassia, Kassiakanel, Hushållskanel.

THAI :   อบเชยจีน   Op choei chin (Bangkok).

TURKISH :   Çin tarçını,  Saliha.

URDU :  دارچینی  ,  تیج پات   .

VIETNAMESE :   Quế dơn, Quế quảng, Quế thanh.

SYNONYM(S) :   Cinnamomum bazania (Buch.-Ham.) Nees, Cinnamomum iners auct. non Reinw. Burm. f.,  Cinnamomum obtusifolium Roxb. ex Nees, Cinnamomum soncaurium (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm., Laurus bazania Buch.-Ham., Laurus bejolghota Buch.-Ham., Laurus obtusifolia Roxb.

ASSAMESE :  Patichanda, Pati hunda.

BENGALI :  Ram tezpat.

BURMESE :  Hman thein, Lulin gyaw, Maza, Nakzik, Na lin gyaw, Tauku ywe, Thit kyabo.

CHINESE :  钝叶桂  Dun ye gui.

ENGLISH :  Annam cinnamon, China cinnamon, and God's cinnamon, Saigon cinnamon, Wild cassia.

FRENCH :  Cannelier d'Annam, Cannelier de Cochinchine.

HINDI :  Katkaula.

NEPALESE :  Bara singolee (Barasingoli).

RUSSIAN :   Кассия Kassiia  Коричник беолгота  Korichnik beolgota, Корица китайская Koritsa kitanskaia .

THAI :   อบเชย   Op choei (Bangkok), อบเชยไทย   Op choei thai, อบเชยญวน   Op choei yuan.

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum mindanaense Elmer, Laurus burmannii Nees & T. Nees

CHINESE : Xiang jiao ye ? , Shan rou gui,  阴香  Yin xiang.

DANISH : Indonesisk kanel.

DUTCH : Indonesische kaneel, Korintje-cassia.

ENGLISH : Batavia cinnamon, Batavia cassia, Indonesian cassia, Java cassia, Padang cinnamon, Padang-cassia.

FINNISH : Jaavankaneli.

FRENCH : Cannelle de Padang, Cannelle de Malaisie, Cannelle de Java, Cannelier de Malaisie, Cannelier de Padang.

GERMAN : Birmazimt, Birmazimtbaum, Indonesisches Zimt, Padangzimt, Padang-Zimt, Padangzimtbaum.

HUNGARIAN :  Indonéz fahéj, Jávai kasszia.

JAPANESE :  ジャ ワニッケイ   Jawa nikkei,  キナモムム・ブ ルマニイ Kinamomumu burumanii.

KOREAN :  쟈 바 계피  Jyaba gyepi.

MALAY : Kayu manis padang.

POLISH :  Cynamonowiec burmański.

PORTUGUESE : Falsa-canforeira.

RUSSIAN :  Индонезийская корица  Indoneziiskaya koritsa , Коричник Бурмана   Korichnik Burmana, Коричник яванская   Korichnik iavanskaia, Коричник индонезийская   Korichnik indonneziiskaia, Корица индонезийская  Koritsa indonneziiskaia.

SPANISH :  Canela de Java.

THAI :   อบเชยชวา   Op choei chawa,  อบเชยไทย   Op choei thai,  Suramarit.

VIETNAMESE : Quế rành, Quế trèn.

CHINESE :    狭 叶阴香  Xia ye yin xiang.

ENGLISH : Narrow leaf Batavia cinnamon, Narrow-leaved Batavia cinnamon.

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm., Laurus camphora L.

BURMESE :  Payok, Payuk.

CHINESE : Xiang zhang shu, Zhang, Zhang shu.

ENGLISH : Camphor, Camphor tree, Japanese camphor.

FRENCH : Camphre, Camphrier.

GERMAN : Campher, Kampferbaum.

HINDI :  Kapoor, Kapur, Karpur, Karpuram, Karpoora, Mushkapur, Pacchakarpuram.

ITALIAN : Albero della canfora, Canfora, Canforo, Lauro canforo.

JAPANESE : Kusunoki.

KANNADA : Karpura.

KOREAN : Nok na mu.

MALAYALAM :  Cutakkarpuram, Karpuram, Subhramsu.

NEPALESE : Kapuur.

PORTUGUESE : Arvore da camphora (árvore-da-camphora).

RUSSIAN :   Камфорный лавр   Kamfornii lavr, Камфорное дерево   Kamfornoe derevo,  Коричник камфорный  Korichnik kamfornii.

SANSKRIT :  Candra, Karpura,   Karpurah.

SPANISH : Alcanfor, Alcanforero, Arbol del alcanfor.

TAMIL : Karpuram.

TELUGU : Karpuramu, Pacca karpuram.

THAI :  การบูร   Karabun, อบเชยญวน   Op choei yuan (Central Thailand),  พรมเส็ง  Phrom seng (Shan - Northern Thailand).

URDU : Kafur, Patckafur.

ARABIC : Sâdig, 'Arfag barrî.

ENGLISH : Malabar cinnamon.

FRENCH : Cannelle de Malabar.

GERMAN : Malabarischer Zimt, Malabarischer Zimtbaum.

ITALIAN : Cannella di Malabar.

TURKISH : Sadik.

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum pedunculatum Nees

CHINESE : Sou rou gui, Tian zhu gui.

ENGLISH : Japanese cinnamon.

JAPANESE : Yabu nikkei.

KOREAN : Saeng tal na mu.

RUSSIAN : Awaiting feedback.

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum loureirii auct.

BULGARIAN :  Вьетнамска канела V'etnamska kanela.

CHINESE : Rou gui.

DANISH : Vietnamesisk Kanel.

ENGLISH : Saigon cinnamon, Saigon-cassia, Vietnamese cinnamon.

FINNISH : Saigonkaneli.

FRENCH : Cannelle de Saigon, Cannelle de Cochinchine .

GERMAN : Saigonzimt, Saigon-Zimt, Saigonzimtbaum, Vietnamesischer Zimt.

HUNGARIAN : Saigon fahéj, Vietnámi fahéj.

JAPANESE :  ニホ ンニッケイ  Nihon nikkei,    Nikkei.

KOREAN : Yuk kye na mu.

LAOTIAN : Khe.

POLISH :  Cynamonowiec sajgoński.

PORTUGUESE :  Canela-de-Saigão.

RUSSIAN :   Коричник Лоурейра  Korichnik Loureira, Коричник кохинхинский Korichnik kokhinkhinskii, Корица вьетнамская Kotitsa v'etnamskaia,  Вьетнамская корица  V'etnamskaia koritsa.

SPANISH : Canela de Saigón.

THAI :  อบเชยญวน  Op choei yuan ,   อบเชยญวณ Op choei yuan (older name).

VIETNAMESE :  Quế, Quế quì, Quế Thanh Hoá.

ENGLISH :  Medicinal cinnamon.

HINDI :  Kadu dalchini.

KANNADA : Kadu dalchini , Lavangapatre, Lavanga patre,  Lavanga patte.

MALAYALAM :  Chochakam, Ilavannam,  Karuva, Tvakpatram.

RUSSIAN :  Коричник крупноплодный  Korichnik krupnoplodnyi.

SANSKRIT :  Tamalapatra, Tejapatra, Tvacha, Tvakpatra.

TAMIL :  Ilavangappattai,   கருவா  Karuvaa,  Paria lavanga pattai, Periyalavangappattai, Periya lavanga pattai, Periya lavankappatai, தாளிசபத்திரி  Taalicapattiri, Sirunagappu.

TELUGU :  Lavanga, Magacherulu, Moddulavangapatta, Talisapatramu.

SPANISH : Alcanforero amarillo.

SYNONYM(S) :   Cinnamomum tejpata hort., Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham.

ASSAMESE : Mahpat, Tej pat.

BENGALI : Tejpata.

BURMESE :   Maza, Shing nam, Thikya bo, Thitchabo.

CHINESE : La pi shu, 柴 桂   Chai gui.

DANISH : Indisk Laurbærblad.

ENGLISH : Indian Bay-leaf, Indian cassia, Indian cassia bark, Tamala cassia, Tejpat (India).

FINNISH : Kanelilaakeri .

FRENCH : Laurier des Indes.

GERMAN : Indisches Lorbeerblatt .

GUJARATI : Tamaal patra

HINDI :   तेजपत्ता  Tejpata (leaves),   दालचीनी   Dalchini (bark).

HUNGARIAN : Indiai babérlevél.

JAPANESE :   タ マラニッケイ  Tamara nikkei.

KANNADA : Patraka.

MALAYALAM :  Tamalapatram.

MARATHI :   तमाल पत्र  Tamaal patra.

NEPALESE : Shisii, Tejapaat.

PUNJABI : Tejpatra

RUSSIAN :   Индийский лавр Indiiskii lavr,  Коричник гималайский  Korichnik gimalaiskii ,  Коричник тамала Korichnik tamala , Корица малабарская  Koritsa malabarskaia,  Малабарская корица  Malabarskaia koritsa.

SANSKRIT :  तमालपत्त्र  Tamalapattra,  Tamalpatra, Tejpatra.

TAMIL :   தாளிசபத்திரி  Talishappattiri.

TELUGU :  Talisapatri, Talisha, Patta akulu.

THAI :   แกง   Kaeng (Chiang Mai),  อบเชยต้น  Op choei ton.

URDU :  Tejpat.

SYNONYM(S) : Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume , Laurus cassia Burm.f., non L., Laurus cinnamomum L.

ARABIC : Dâr sînî,   قِرْفَة   Quarfa (Karfa - Morocco),    Qirfah, Salîkhah.

ASSAMESE : Dalchini.

BENGALI : Daaracini (Dalchini).

BULGARIAN :   Корица цейлонская  Koritsa tseilonskaia,   Цейлонска канела  Tseilonska kanela, Цейлонская корица Tseilonskaia koritsa.

BURMESE :   Hman thin, , Hminthin, Thi ho thit kya bo, Thit -ja boh gauk, Thit kya bo.

CHINESE : Xi lan rou gui (as C. zeylanicum), 錫 蘭肉桂  (Taiwan), 錫蘭樟 (as C. zeylanicum - Taiwan).

CROATIAN :  Ceylonski cimet.

CZECH : Skořice, Skořice cejlonská.

DANISH : Kanel, Ceylon-kaneltrae.

DUTCH : Kaneel, Kaneelboom .

ENGLISH : Cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Common cinnamon, Sri Lanka cinnamon.

ESTONIAN : Tseiloni kaneelipuu.

FINNISH : Aitokaneli, Kaneli, Kanelipuu, Ceyloninkaneli.

FRENCH : Cannelle de Ceylan, Cannellier de Ceylan.

GERMAN : Ceylonzimt, Ceylon-Zimt, Ceylonzimtbaum, Echter Zimt, Echter Ceylonzimt, Zimt, Zimtbaum, Zimtblüte (buds).

GREEK :   Κανέλα    Kanéla, Κιννάμωμον  Kinnamomom .

GUJARATI :  તજ  Tuj.

HEBREW :     קינמון  or  קנמון        Kinamon (Qinamon).

HINDI :   दालचीनी     Daalacinii (Darchini),  दारचीनी   Daarciinii,  Patrakam, Varaangam, Nagkesar (buds).

HUNGARIAN : Fahéj, Ceyloni fahéj.

ICELANDIC : Kanell.

ITALIAN : Albero della cannella, Cannella, Cannella del Ceylan, Lauro aromatico.

JAPANESE : Seiron nikkei,  シナモン  Shinamon.

KANNADA : ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ  Dalachinni,  ದಾಲಚಿನ್ನಿ ಚಕ್ಕೆ  Dalachinni chakke,   Lavangapatta, Lavangapatte, Lavangapatri.

KHMER : Chek tum phka loeng.

KOREAN :  계피  Kye pi, 실론계피  Sil lon gye pi.

MALAY : Kayu manis.

MALAYALAM : Erikkoloam, Ilavangam, Karun, Lavangapattai, Lavangpatram, Vayana.

MARATHI :  दालचिनी  Dalachini.

NEPALESE : Daalachiinii, Kukhii taaj.

NORWEGIAN : Kanel.

PERSIAN :   دارچين   Dar chini.

POLISH :   Cynamon cejloński, Cynamonowiec cejloński (plant).

PORTUGUESE : Canela, Caneleiro, Canelheira da India (Brazil).

PUNJABI :  ਦਾਲਚੀਨੀ .

ROMANIAN : Scortisoara.

RUSSIAN :  Коричник цейлонский  Korichnik tsyelonskii , Коричное дерево  Korihnoe derevo , Корица цейлонская  Koritsa tseilonskaia.

SANSKRIT :   Coca, Cocam, Darusita,  तज  Taj, त्वच्  Tvak.

SINHALESE :  Curruva pattai, Kurundu.

SPANISH : Canela , Canelero de Ceilán.

SWAHILI : Mdalasini.

SWEDISH : Äkta kanel, Ceylonkanel, Kanel.

TAGALOG : Kanela.

TAMIL :   இலவங்கம்   llavangam, Lavangapatri,  லவங்கபட்டை  Lavangapattai.

TELUGU : Aakupatri, Lavangamu, Lavangapatta.

THAI :   อบเชยเทศ   Op choei thet (Bangkok).

TURKISH :  Seylan tarçını,  Tarçın ağacı.

URDU : Dal ciinii (Dalcheeni), Tejpat.

VIETNAMESE :  Cây quế, Nhục quế, Quế Srilanca, Quế hồi, Quế rành . 

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Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

The names from India   तज  Taj, त्वच्  Tvak are generally applied to "Laurus cassia". The authority name being absent it is only possible to guess which Laurus cassia is referred to. The Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary is the only non-taxonomic reference we found mentionning " Laurus cassia L."  for the Sanskrit names "chadana, pattra, tamāla patra, tamālaka, tvakpatrakka, utkaṭa ".  On the other hand taxonomic databases disagree on the synonymy of  Laurus cassia L. Some place it under Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees, others under  Cinnamomum verum J. Presl. The Mansfeld Databse gives a clue in one of its synonymy "Laurus cassia Burm.f., non L. =  Cinnamomum verum J. Presl" . That would indicate that Laurus cassia L. is not a synonym of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl but of  Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees, as are Laurus cassia Ait. and Laurus cassia C.G.Nees. To complicate the matter further Mansfeld points out that Laurus cinnamomum Andr. is Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees whilst we know that Laurus cinnamomum L. is Cinnamomum verum J. Presl. No wonder that the poor linguists are completely lost.

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