Cinnamomum pendulum is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo. It is a tree growing to 10–26 metres tall, with a trunk to 14–45 cm in diameter.[3]

Cinnamomum pendulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species:
C. pendulum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum pendulum
Synonyms[2]

Cinnamomum microcarpum Kosterm.
Cinnamomum soepadmoi Kosterm.

It is found in Sarawak (Bintulu, Marudi, Miri, Lundu, Sri Aman and Tatau districts), Sabah (Ranau District), Brunei, and Kalimantan (East, Central, and West). It grows in primary mixed dipterocarp and lower montane forest, on shallow sandy clay soil or sandstone-derived soils on ridges, from 650 to 1100 metres elevation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ de Kok, R. (2021). "Cinnamomum pendulum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T145341078A145416326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T145341078A145416326.en. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cinnamomum pendulum Cammerl. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 9 April 2023.
  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