1, osmanthus fragrans, also known as laurel leaf, is the dried stem and leaf of Lauraceae and a condiment. Leaves alternate, broadly heart-shaped or nearly round, nearly palmately 5-7-parted, lobes subdivided into narrow lobes, with fine hairs on the edges, unequal dents, and dense hairs on both sides; The petiole is 4 ~ 6 cm long; Stipules are flat and broad, often falling off.
2. Cinnamomum cassia, scientific name: Cinnamomum cassia, also known as Cinnamomum cassia, is the general name of Cinnamomum cassia plants such as bark and impression of Lauraceae, Cinnamomum cassia or Cinnamomum cassia. This product is edible spice or cooking seasoning.
The original plants of commercial Cinnamomum cassia are complex, and there are about ten species, all of which are Cinnamomum plants of Lauraceae. There are 8 species commonly used in various places, among which there are mainly osmanthus trees, blunt Ye Gui, Indian prints and South China osmanthus. Most of them are used locally.
3. Cinnamomum cassia, Lauraceae, Cinnamomum medium-sized tree with grayish brown bark. Leaves alternate or subopposite, oblong to suborbicular, leathery, with cartilaginous margin, involucre, green, shiny, hairless and stout petiole.
Panicle axillary or subterminal. Flowers white, perianth lobes, filaments pilose, flat, anthers ovoid and oblong, ovary ovoid. Fruit oval, dark purple when mature, glabrous, receptacle shallow cup-shaped.
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Distinguish cinnamon from cinnamon;
1, geranium
Fragrant leaves come from laurel, also known as laurel, laurel, sweet laurel and laurel, and are the source of seasoning laurel leaves. Originated in the shrub and rock areas along the Mediterranean coast and Asia Minor, it has spread all over the world. The leaves are dark green, oval, tough, bitter and fragrant. After drying, the bitterness is reduced and the aroma is enhanced, which can be used as seasoning, that is, "fragrant leaves".
The laurel tree is 50-60 feet high and its bark is smooth and olive green or reddish brown. The leaves are thick, smooth and dark green, and the bottom of the leaves is light green and oval. After drying, they are hard and easy to break, but they are tough and have waxy edges. Laurel is a multi-flowered plant. There are male flowers, female flowers and bisexual flowers on a tree. Flowers are small yellow or light green, and fruits are deep purple like grapes.
2. Cinnamon
The tree is 20 meters high and 20 centimeters in diameter at breast height; The bark is grayish brown and fragrant. Branches are cylindrical, dark brown, hairless, young branches with few horns, slightly gray puberulent at first, and back hair gradually falls off.
Cinnamon is divided into barrel cinnamon, thick cinnamon and thin cinnamon. Barreled osmanthus fragrans is the skin of a tender osmanthus tree, which is fine, clean, sweet, fragrant and earthy, and has the best quality. It can be chopped to make seasoning for cooking. Thick cinnamon bark is rough, rich in flavor and purple in color, which is the best for stewing. Thin cinnamon has fine skin, fine meat lines, thin taste and little fragrance, and the skin is gray, lippi, red and yellow, just like thick cinnamon.
3. cinnamon
Cinnamomum cassia, medium and large tree species; Bark grayish brown, old bark thickness 13mm. Annual branches are cylindrical, dark brown, with longitudinal fine stripes and slightly pubescent. Some annual branches are quadrangular, yellow-brown, with longitudinal fine stripes and densely covered with grayish yellow short fluff.
Cinnamon enjoys a warm climate and is suitable for growing in a frost-free environment in subtropical areas. The most suitable growth temperature is 26-30℃, and the growth starts when the monthly average temperature is above 20℃, and grows slowly below 20℃, and there is no freezing injury at 0-5℃.
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