Cinnamomum tamala

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1661611
Cinnamomum tamala
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Summary

Cinnamomum tamala is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month, #1,486 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Cinnamomum[5]
  • Taxon name: Cinnamomum tamala[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7]
  • Commons category: Cinnamomum tamala[8]
  • Has basionym: Laurus tamala[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[10]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31[11]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=400140[12]
  • This taxon is source of: Cinnamomum tamala bark[13], Cinnamomum tamala leaf[14]
  • Short name: C. tamala[15]
  • Taxon common name: indian bark[16], 柴桂[17], 桂皮[18], 辣皮树[19], 肉桂[20], 三股筋[21], 川桂[22], 三条筋[23]
  • Taxon author citation: (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.[24]
  • Taxon range: Tibet Autonomous Region[25], Myanmar[26]

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Identifiers

Cinnamomum tamala's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 543321[27]. Cinnamomum tamala's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 397098[28]. Cinnamomum tamala's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483594[29]. Cinnamomum tamala's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9128079[30]. Cinnamomum tamala's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506207[31].

Why It Matters

Cinnamomum tamala has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 31. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 30
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es',
    Taxon author citation → (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm., Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
  2. 6w ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sernec taxon id → 78114
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sernec taxon id: 78114, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319966038|Cinnamomum tamala (#319966038)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8373|SERNEC taxon]] "
  3. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has basionym → Laurus tamala
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Parent taxon → Cinnamomum
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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