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Madagascar is one of few countries outside of Sri Lanka where Ceylon cinnamon grows. The cinnamon tree belongs to the ''Lauraceae'' family of plants which is native to Sri Lanka. Its botanical names include ''Cinnamomum Zeylanicum'' or and ''Cinnamomum verum'', the latter meaning ''true cinnamon'' in Latin. The plant was probably introduced to Madagascar in ancient times by sailors crossing the Indian Ocean on their trading routes. Madagascar and Ceylon cinnamon alike are often referred to as gourmet cinnamon.
The export of Madagascar cinnamon was temporarily paused in the mid-1990s due to over-harvesting by which the complete stems and roots were removed. As farmers have since been taught sustainable cinnamon farming methods, not to harvest the complete tree with its roots, enough cinnamon trees have recovered and the export ban was lifted and production and export resumed. In 2011, Madagascar produced 2,300 metric tons of cinnamon, approximately 1.1% of the world production. While cinnamon grows in many areas in Madagascar, the most producing regions are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsinanana Atsinanana] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analanjirofo Analanjirofo].
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