Cinnamomum altissimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Laureae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: Cinnamomum altissimum

Name

Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm., Reinwardtia 10(5): 439–440 (1988)

• Type: [P.F. Cockburn KEP] FRI 10694 (in fruit, [4] July [1968]; Holotype: L 0035685^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: A 00041293^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K, SING [SING0260184]).
• Type locality: [Malaysia.] Malay Peninsula: W. Trengganu, Sg. Lohn near Mt. Datok, alt. 150 m.

Misapplied names

• Cinnamomum subavenium auct. non Miq.: Kosterm., Reinwardtia 8(1): 70 (1970), pro parte, quoad SFN 36896
  • Note: vide Kostermans (1988).
• Cinnamomum subcuneatum auct. non Miq. [= C. iners (Reinw. ex Nees & T.Nees) Blume]: Kosterm., Reinwardtia 8(1): 73 (1970), pro parte, quaod SFN 36896
  • Note: vide Kostermans (1988).
• Cinnamomum sp. nov. I sensu Kosterm., Reinwardtia 8(1): 78 (1970), quoad bb. 31531, 31532, 31533, 31534, 31535; probabiliter etiam Teijsmann H.B. 1024 & 1027; cf. etiam C. subtetrapterum Miq.
  • Note: vide Kostermans (1988), sed etiam Distribution (infra); the cited collections are Sumatran.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia), Sumatera [see Note]. Note: de Kok (2019) ignores all Sumatran paratypes cited by Kostermans (1988). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kostermans, A.J.G.H. 1988. Materials for a revision of Lauraceae V. Reinwardtia 10(5): 439–469. DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.1988.280 [nonfunctional] (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kostermans, A. 1970. Materials for a Revision of Lauraceae III. Reinwardtia 8(1): 21–196. PDF Reference page. 
• de Kok, R.P.J. 2019. A revision of Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae) for Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore 71(1): 89–139. DOI: 10.26492/gbs71(1).2019-07 . ResearchGate . Reference page.  [see pages 97–98]

Links

• de Kok, R., 2019. Cinnamomum altissimum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T145299987A145415723.en.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cinnamomum altissimum. Accessed: 2024 January 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cinnamomum altissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cinnamomum altissimum. Published online. Accessed: 18 January 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cinnamomum altissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 January 2024.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Melayu: Medang Teja