Cinnamic crystals on bark of cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Science Image

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cinnamic crystals on the bark of a cinnamon tree. This spice comes from the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum). It is used as a culinary spice and in Chinese and herbal medicine to treat a range of ailments.Magnification x2372 at 10cm wide