

The English word "cinnamon", attested in English since the 15th century, deriving from the Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον ( kinnámōmon, later κίνναμον : kínnamon), via Latin and medieval French intermediate forms. In 2018, Indonesia and China produced 70% of the world's supply of cinnamon, Indonesia producing nearly 40% and China 30%. loureiroi (Saigon cinnamon or Vietnamese cassia), and the less common C. cassia (Chinese cinnamon or Chinese cassia), C. burmannii (Indonesian cinnamon or Padang cassia), C. zeylanicum), known as "Ceylon cinnamon" after its origins in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), is considered to be "true cinnamon", but most cinnamon in international commerce is derived from four other species, usually and more correctly referred to as "cassia": C. Only a few Cinnamomum species are grown commercially for spice. All are members of the genus Cinnamomum in the family Lauraceae.


Cinnamon is the name for several species of trees and the commercial spice products that some of them produce.
