Cinnamomum walaiwarense

Cinnamomum walaiwarense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. walaiwarense
Binomial name
Cinnamomum walaiwarense

Cinnamomum walaiwarense is a critically endangered species in the family Lauraceae. It is a tree which grows up to 15 metres high and is endemic to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It grows in montane wet evergreen forest from 800 to 1,500 metres elevation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b de Kok, R.; Geethakumary, M.P (2020). "Cinnamomum walaiwarense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T38782A138508313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T38782A138508313.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.