- Name - Cinnamomum verum , Nees (Lauraceae). Commonly called cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon. In French it is Cannelier de Ceylon ; in German, Zimtbaum . This plant is very closely related to the plant that provides camphor ( Laurus camphora or Camphora officinarum ). - Source - This widely used spice comes from the inner and outer bark of a tree that can grow to more than 40 feet high. But for commercial purposes, the plants are maintained as bushes, seven to 10 feet high, that are pruned ev