01. Crop : Cinnamomum verum (True Cinnamon) 02. Variety : Sugandhini (ODC-130) 03. Year of Release : 2000 04. Institute : Aromatic &Medicinal Plants Research Station, Odakkali 05. Pedigree : Single tree selection from a collection of 234 accessions maintained at the Aromatic &Medicinal Plants Research Station, Odakkali 06. Areas of Adoption : All regions of Kerala 07. Maturity Group : Medium sized tree 08. Morphological Characters : 08.1. Habit : An evergreen densely foliaceous tree with aromatic bark and leaves 08.2. Leaves : Small to medium ( 4 -12 x 2-6 cm), Simple, exstipulate, mostly opposite but rarely sub opposite, coreaceous, oblong, lanceolate, glabrous, acuminate, mostly with three nerves changing into five. 08.3. Flowers : Many (16-24 is the usual number in a single branchlet of panicle)small (1.3cm), white, bisexual, hypogynous in subterminal panicle. Perianth tube short, funnel shaped, lobes six. 08.4. Androecium : Stamens-9, in two whorls, outer –6 and inner-3, opposite to perianth lobes, anthers 4 celled, introse. 08.5. Gynoecium : Ovary sessile, unicellular, superior, unilocular with single anatrophous ovule. Style thick and stigma discoid 08.6. Fruit : Berry seated on cup shaped enlarged perianth tube 08.7. Seed : Non endospermic, pendulous, testa membraneous. 09. Distinguishing characters : 09.1. Plant height : 319 cm 09.2. Canopy Spread : 291 cm 09.3. Canopy characteristic : Semi compact 09.4. Canopy shape : Sperical 09.5. Colour of flushes : Purple coloured 09.6. Fresh leaf yield : 18 kg/tree/ year 09.7. Dry leaf yield : 8 kg/ tree/ year 09.8. Leaf oil yield : 295 ml/ tree/ year 09.9. Eugenol content : 94 % 09.10. Oil recovery on Fresh weight basis : 1.6% 09.11. Oil recovery on Dry weight basis : 3.7% 09.12. Eugenol yield : 275 ml/tree/ year 10. Plant yield : 125 kg/ha of leaf oil containing 94% eugenol
11. Diseases and pest incidences : No major diseases or pest noticed.
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