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Dec 31, 2011 5:15 AM CST
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
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It is hard to say Janet, yes, the leaves and flowers do look the closest to Cinnamomum verum so far, but my leaves do look much bigger in relation to the flowers and are considerably deeper ribbed, but maybe that is because it possibly is a young plant..

On your Wiki link with the botanical painting it looks very much alike:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

But then this picture of Cinnamomum verum on this photo shows the leaves hardy ribbed and quite small Confused

http://www.dkimages.com/discov...

It is confusing, the leaves of mine also look less stiff in texture, broader and bigger, less leathery and the edges wave a little, the leaf point looks longer too and more flexible..

Caryodaphnopsis fosteri has indeed the similar veins but it still doesn't feel right..

Thanks for all the hard work! Smiling

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