Characteristics of Morphology of the Cinnamon Plant

Bole

Bole of the cinnamon plant is upright, woody, branched, slightly heavy, dense with smooth structure and fibers. The most used cinnamon is the inside part of the bark. The essential oil many contained in the branches.

Fruit

Cinnamon fruit has one-grain fruit and have pulp. The color of the young fruit is dark green whereas, the color of the old fruit is dark purple. The cinnamon fruit has an elongated rounded shape. The fruit measures are range between 1,3-1,6 cm with diameter about 0,35-0,75 cm.

Leaf

The cinnamon plant has single-leaf that has the stiffness like has a skin. The located is interspersed which the length of the stem is about 0,5-1,5 cm and has 3 bone leaves that grow bent. The leaf of the cinnamon plant is shape ellipse with the pointy end.

Flower

The color of cinnamon flower  is yellow which grows on the tassel. The cinnamon flower is a perfect flower, that means it has pistil and stamen. Meanwhile, The flower pollination is helped by insect.

Seed

The seeds of the cinnamon plants are egg-shaped, and small, the young seeds have a green color. Whereas, the old seeds have black color.