ABSTRACT
C. burmannii Nees – Indonesian cinnamon, Indonesian cassia, Java cassia, Fagot cassia, Padang cinnamon, Batavia cassia, Korintji cassia, cassia vera.
Indonesian cassia or Indonesian cinnamon is the dried bark of C. burmannii which is grown in the Malaysia-Indonesia regions and commercially cultivated in the Indonesian islands. It is grown most extensively in the Sumatera, Java and Jambi Islands and extends up to Timor, growing from sea level to about 2000 m. The main centre of cultivation is the Padang area of Sumatera, at altitudes of 500-1300 m. A variant of C. burmannii, which has red young leaves, is grown at a higher elevation in the region of Mount Korintji (Kerinci). This cassia is of better quality and is traded in the international market as Korintji (or Kerinci) cassia. The form having green young leaves is grown at lower elevations, and is referred to in the international market as Padang cassia, Batavia cassia or cassia vera. In a small scale it is also cultivated in Phillippines.
