Cinnamomum sintoc is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java. It is a tree growing to 27 metres tall, with a trunk to 30 cm in diameter.[3]

Cinnamomum sintoc
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. sintoc
Binomial name
Cinnamomum sintoc
Blume[2]
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Persea sintoc (Blume) Bisch.
  • Cinnamomum calophyllum Nees
  • Cinnamomum camphoratum Blume
  • Cinnamomum cinereum Gamble
  • Cinnamomum coriaceum Cammerl.
  • Cinnamomum grande Kosterm. (fossil name)
  • Cinnamomum laxiflorum Meisn.
  • Cinnamomum pseudosintok Miq.
  • Cinnamomum soegengii Kosterm.
  • Laurus calophylla Reinw. ex Nees & T.Nees

In Borneo it is native to Sarawak (Lundu District) and West and East Kalimantan, where it grows in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy soil to 60 metres elevation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2019). "Cinnamomum sintoc". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145345281A145416521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145345281A145416521.en. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cinnamomum sintoc Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ 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