Cinnamomum verum - True Cinnamon Plant Illustration & Botanical Details #3604566 (License: Personal Use)

This detailed black-and-white botanical illustration depicts Cinnamomum verum-the source of true cinnamon-showing its opposite, ovate leaves with prominent reticulate venation, terminal clusters of small pale flowers, and dehiscent fruit capsules. Below the main plant, dried inner bark is shown in characteristic quills and broken pieces, illustrating how the spice is harvested and prepared.

Used in educational botanical resources, herbal medicine guides, culinary history articles, and spice industry documentation; serves users seeking accurate visual identification and historical context of cinnamon’s morphology and processing.