Cinnamomum riparium is a small tree reaching 3âÂÂ6 m in height Leaves are simple, opposite or sub-opposite, and three-nerved. The inflorescence is a lax, few-flowered panicle. Flowers are about 1.4 cm long, greenish-yellow. The fruit is a smooth ellipsoid berry, 10âÂÂ13 à5 mm, seated in a shallow, cup-shaped cupule about 4 mm long.
South India (Kerala & Tamil Nadu).
DecemberâÂÂMay.