Cinnamomum

plant genus

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characteristics

  • magnolia
    In magnoliid clade: Reproduction and life cycles

    …the more advanced magnoliids—for example, Cinnamomum of the Lauraceae (Laurales)—the seeds contain large embryos and little or no endosperm. These angiosperms also have an established pattern of development from an early stage. This means that one can predict not only which cell or cells of a young embryo will be…

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  • camphor tree
    In Laurales: Distribution and abundance

    …Australasia, and America; Cryptocarya and Cinnamomum (the source of camphor and the spice cinnamon) contain about 350 species and 250 species, respectively; Persea (including the avocado plant) has about 100 species; and Beilschmiedia contains about 250 species throughout many tropical regions as well as Australia and New Zealand. Persea and…

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