Saigon Cinnamon Growth Facts And Uses

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This topic will deal with a plant named Saigon Cinnamon. The botanical name of this plant is Cinnamomum loureiroi.

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The other common names of this plant are Vietnamese cinnamon or Vietnamese cassia and Quế Trà My or Quế Thanh or ” Quế Trà Bồng” in Vietnam.

• This plant is indigenous to Southeast Asia.
• It is related to cassia.
• Saigon has 1 to 5% essential oil in content and 25% cinnamaldehyde in essential which is the highest of all species.
• Major producer of Saigon is Vietnam, used domestically and also exported to other countries.

• The Vietnam War disrupted the production and after 21st century Vietnam started exporting to other countries.
• Quang Ngai province of Vietnam produces major share.
• Saigon is grown for its aromatic bark.
• Vietnamese use Saigon in one of their delicious soups.
• This wonderful evergreen plant achieves a height of 9m and has coriacesous leaves which are 20 cm long.
• Saigon hermaphrodite flowers blossom during the months of Jan – Mar.
• The bark is 30 cm long and 30 mm broad.