CINNAMON

​Cinnamomum verum

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CLASSIFICATION—

Evergreen Tree

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Small evergreen tree with smooth grey-brown bark
Leaves oval, deep green above, paler beneath
New growth red, darkening with age
Parallel veins visible across the leaf
Small pale yellow flower clusters

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ARCHIVE—
Pliny, Natural History, 1st century CE
Notes cinnamon counted among rare and costly imports.

 

Medieval Apothecary Ledger, c. 14th century
Cinnamon listed for wine steep and winter draught.

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CORRESPONDENCES—
Sun
Winter stores
Preservation

 

NAMES—
Cinnamon
Cassia
Canella (early Latinized reference)

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