Cinnamomum burmanni is an evergreen tree growing up to 7 m in height with aromatic bark and smooth, angular branches.

[6] It ranges from Bangladesh to Myanmar, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands), and the Philippines.

On Borneo it occurs in Sabah (Keningau, Lahad Datu, Ranau, Sandakan and Sipitang districts) and Kalimantan, where it found in cultivation and in secondary forest, villages, and abandoned plantations to 1,500 metres elevation.

[7] C. burmanni is an introduced species in parts of the subtropical world, particularly in Hawaiʻi, where it is naturalized and invasive.

[8] Aromatic oil can be extracted from the bark, leaves, and roots of Cinnamomum burmanni.