Cinnamomum politum is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo.[1]
| Cinnamomum politum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | C. politum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinnamomum politum | |
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Cinnamomum xylophyllum Kosterm. | |
Description
editCinnamomum politum is a tree growing to 30 metres tall, with a trunk to 75 cm in diameter. Specimens from lower montane forest have smaller leaf size and shorter inflorescence length than the lowland specimens.[2]
Range and habitat
editIt is native to Sarawak (Bintulu, Lundu, Marudi and Miri districts), Sabah (Papar district), Brunei, and East Kalimantan. It grows in mixed dipterocarp forest on leached sandy soil, podsolised white sand or sandstone-derived soil to 1000 metres elevation, in kerangas forest, and in lower montane forest up to 1470 metres elevation.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cinnamomum politum Miq. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b Wuu-Kuang, Soh (2011). Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Volume 56, Number 3, 2011, pp. 241-264(24). Naturalis Biodiversity Center DOI: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651911X615168