Genus: Cinnamomum Species: C. zeylanicum Binomial name Cinnamomum zeylanicum J.Presl Several related plants are referred to as cinnamon in various places. Notably, in the US Cassia ("Chinese cinnamon") (stick and ground), and C. burmannii ("Indonesian cinnamon") (ground) are labeled simply as "cinnamon", while Latin America and Europe refer to C. zeylanicum.