Canella

P. Browne

Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica, 275, plate 27, fig. 3. 1756.

Common names: Canella or wild-cinnamon Latin canella cinnamon related to cana cane or reed and
Etymology: ella, diminutive, because of the tightly rolled bark when dried
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA03 P3 Asimina Deeringothamnus Canella pg 17.jpegDeeringothamnus rugelii
Asimina pygmaea
Deeringothamnus pulchellus
Canella winterana
John Myers
John Myers
John Myers
John Myers

Trees [or large, sprawling shrubs], (3-) 8-10 (-15) m. Bark whitish gray. Stems erect [to prostrate]. Leaf-blade deep green, shiny, obovate to oblanceolate, thick, leathery, base acute, apex rounded, notched, or blunt; oil cells possibly evident as pellucid dots, emitting strong aromatic odor when broken, causing sharp burning sensation on tongue when bitten. Inflorescences of 5-40 flowers, crowded toward end of stem. Flowers bisexual, protogynous; sepals green, imbricate, thick; petals basally connate, dark red to violet, lighter at base, thick; stamens 10; filaments connate into tube surrounding pistil, tube protruding slightly beyond anthers and nearly equal to length of petals; anthers extrorsely dehiscent; pistil flask-shaped; ovary conic; style short; stigma 2-lobed. Berry changing from green through red to dark purple with age, globose, fleshy. Seeds shiny, hard. x=14.

Distribution

Tropical regions in North America, West Indies, and ne South America

Discussion

Species 1 (1 in the flora).

An early report of a second species in the Maracaibo region of Venezuela and reports of either species in Colombia appear unfounded.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Canella"
dark purple +  and green through red +
blunt +, notched +  and rounded +
Thomas K. Wilson +
P. Browne +
whitish gray +
globose +
Canella or wild-cinnamon +, Latin canella +, cinnamon +, related to cana +, cane or reed +  and and +
pedunculate +
Tropical regions in North America +, West Indies +  and and ne South America +
ella, diminutive, because of the tightly rolled bark when dried +
protogynous +  and bisexual +
obovate;oblanceolate +
inconspicuous +, conspicuous +  and pellucid dots +
lighter;dark red;violet +
2-6-carpellate +
flask--shaped +
homogeneous +
Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica, +
not arillate +
persistent +
hypogynous +
Canella +
Canellaceae +
protruding +
1,000 cm10,000 mm <br />10 m <br /> (1,500 cm15,000 mm <br />15 m <br />) +