Cinnamomum kinabaluense

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Cinnamomum kinabaluense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. kinabaluense
Binomial name
Cinnamomum kinabaluense
Heine [2]

Cinnamomum kinabaluense is a species of plant in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo. [2]

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Description

Cinnamomum kinabaluense is a small tree or shrub, growing 2 to 3 m tall. It resembles Cinnamomum angustitepalum , but differs in having a cupule with caducous perianth lobes (vs persistent), indumentum yellowish upon drying (vs reddish upon drying), and 2-locular anthers (vs 4-locular). [3]

Range and habitat

It is found in Sabah (Ranau and Tambunan districts) and Sarawak (Julau district). It grows in lower montane rain forest above 1200 metres elevation. [3]

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References

  1. de Kok, R. (2020). "Cinnamomum kinabaluense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T136620615A136620618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136620615A136620618.en . Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Cinnamomum kinabaluense Heine". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. 1 2 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