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863: 47: 366:. Sepals suborbiculate, concave, coriaceous, erect, their margins ciliate. Petals hypogynous, in a single row on the slightly convex receptacle, oblong, concave, rounded at the extremity, fleshy, twice the length of the sepals, white or rose-colored. Stamens about twenty, hypogynous, the filaments connate into a tube crenulate at the summit, and slightly extended above the linear anthers, which are adnate to its outer face, and longitudinally two-valved. 91: 66: 412:, it is said to grow sometimes to the height of 50 feet. The principal branches are slender, horizontal, and spreading, forming a compact round-headed top. The light gray bark of the trunk is an eighth of an inch thick, the surface is broken into many short thick scales rarely more than 2-3 in long, and about twice the thickness of the pale yellow, aromatic inner bark. The leaves are 370:
free, included in the androecium, cylindrical or oblong-conical, one-celled, with two parietal placentas, few-ovuled; style short, fleshy, the summit two or three-lobed, stigmatic; ovules arcuate, horizontal or descending, imperfectly anatropous, attached by a short funiculus. Fruit globular or
845:, ed. (1847). "A Letter addressed to the Chapter of Seville by Dr. Chanca, native of that city, and physician to the fleet of Columbus, in his second voyage to the West Indies, describing the principal events which occurred during that voyage". 420:; they are 3.5-5.0 in long, 1.5-2.0 in broad, bright deep green, and lustrous. The flowers open in the autumn, and the fruit ripens in March and April, when it is bright crimson, soft, and fleshy, and is eaten by many birds. 535:
We found there a tree whose leaf had the finest smell of cloves that I have ever met with; it was like a laurel leaf, but not so large: but I think it was a species of laurel.
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reniform, suspended; testa thick, crustaceous, shining black; tegmen soft, membranaceous. Embryo curved, near the summit of the copious oleo-fleshy albumen, its
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was one of the first American trees to attract the attention of Europeans, and it is mentioned in the accounts of many of the early voyages to America:
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one of the most ornamental of the smaller south Florida trees. It was introduced into England in 1738, and was first cultivated in Europe by
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attains in Florida a height of 25 to 30 feet, with a straight trunk eight to 10 inches in diameter. On the mountains of
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A tree, with scaly aromatic bark, stout ashy gray branchlets conspicuously marked with large orbicular leaf-scars.
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of the absolutely dry wood grown in Florida is 0.9893; a cubic foot of the dry wood weighs 61.65 pounds.
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composed of several dichotomously branched cymes from the axis of the upper leaves or of minute caducous
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IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020).
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is very heavy and exceedingly hard, strong, and close-grained, with numerous thin, inconspicuous
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is widely distributed, and not uncommon on the Florida Keys, where it was first discovered by
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slightly ovate, fleshy, minutely pointed with the base of the persistent style.
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is an artifact from a period when this plant was confused with Winter's bark,
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The white bark, the brilliant deep green foliage, and crimson fruit make the
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This article incorporates text from Sargent, which is in the public domain.
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This article is about the plant. For people with the name, see
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716:Austin, Daniel F.; Honychurch, P. Narodny (2004). 533: 8: 916: 354:, penniveined, entire, pellucid-punctate, 64: 45: 34: 794:in International Plant Names Index. (see 751: 749: 747: 745: 743: 741: 739: 737: 697:"Laurus foliis enerviis obovatis obtusis" 596: 293:. Its bark is used as a spice similar to 892:The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica 809:The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica 638:United States Department of Agriculture 629:Germplasm Resources Information Network 565: 847:Select letters of Christopher Columbus 7: 1624:IUCN Red List least concern species 584:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 297:, giving rise to the common names 14: 769:. Vol. 1. Boston, New York: 1575:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:465207-1 1430:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146013-1 1143:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331458-2 89: 720:. CRC Press. pp. 162–164. 1: 771:Houghton, Mifflin and company 634:Agricultural Research Service 464:, which is itself named for 825:Woodville, William (1792). 324:3, imbricated, persistent; 1665: 1634:Monotypic magnoliid genera 849:. Vol. 2. p. 23. 766:The silva of North America 591:: e.T181217390A181464875. 350:, alternate, destitute of 25: 18: 237: 230: 207: 200: 86:Scientific classification 84: 62: 53: 44: 37: 757:Sargent, Charles Sprague 431:, the diminutive of the 26:Not to be confused with 1649:Neotropical realm flora 450:was erected in 1756 by 281:, a tree native to the 1644:Trees of the Caribbean 807:Patrick Browne. 1756. 546: 454:. The species epithet 761:Faxon, Charles Edward 662:Murray, Johan Andreas 443:Cinnamomum aromaticum 843:Major, Richard Henry 667:Systema Vegetabilium 541:Diego Álvarez Chanca 332:monadelphous. Fruit 718:Florida ethnobotany 56:Conservation status 320:perfect, regular; 1629:Canellales genera 1611: 1610: 1386:Open Tree of Life 1211:Canella winterana 1181:Canella winterana 1112:Open Tree of Life 922:Taxon identifiers 727:978-0-8493-2332-4 702:Species Plantarum 622:Canella winterana 577:Canella winterana 340:, 2 to 4-seeded. 279:Canella winterana 260: 259: 211:Canella winterana 193:C. winterana 182: 79: 21:Canella (surname) 1656: 1604: 1603: 1591: 1590: 1578: 1577: 1565: 1564: 1552: 1551: 1539: 1538: 1526: 1525: 1513: 1512: 1500: 1499: 1487: 1486: 1485: 1468:Laurus winterana 1459: 1458: 1446: 1445: 1433: 1432: 1420: 1419: 1407: 1406: 1394: 1393: 1381: 1380: 1368: 1367: 1355: 1354: 1342: 1341: 1329: 1328: 1316: 1315: 1303: 1302: 1290: 1289: 1277: 1276: 1264: 1263: 1251: 1250: 1238: 1237: 1225: 1224: 1215: 1214: 1213: 1200: 1199: 1198: 1172: 1171: 1159: 1158: 1146: 1145: 1133: 1132: 1120: 1119: 1107: 1106: 1094: 1093: 1081: 1080: 1068: 1067: 1055: 1054: 1042: 1041: 1029: 1028: 1016: 1015: 1003: 1002: 990: 989: 977: 976: 964: 963: 962: 949: 948: 947: 917: 909: 903: 897: 889: 876: 870: 851: 850: 839: 833: 832: 822: 816: 805: 799: 789: 783: 781: 779: 778: 773:. pp. 35–38 753: 732: 731: 713: 707: 706: 689: 683: 682: 680: 679: 654: 648: 647: 645: 644: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 600: 570: 544: 400:specific gravity 379:next the hilum; 255: 249:Laurus winterana 246: 213: 177: 94: 93: 73: 68: 67: 49: 35: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1653: 1614: 1613: 1612: 1607: 1599: 1594: 1586: 1581: 1573: 1568: 1560: 1555: 1547: 1542: 1534: 1529: 1521: 1516: 1508: 1503: 1495: 1490: 1481: 1480: 1475: 1462: 1454: 1449: 1441: 1436: 1428: 1423: 1415: 1410: 1402: 1397: 1389: 1384: 1376: 1371: 1363: 1358: 1350: 1345: 1337: 1332: 1324: 1319: 1311: 1306: 1298: 1293: 1285: 1280: 1272: 1267: 1259: 1254: 1246: 1241: 1233: 1228: 1220: 1218: 1209: 1208: 1203: 1194: 1193: 1188: 1175: 1167: 1162: 1154: 1149: 1141: 1136: 1128: 1123: 1115: 1110: 1102: 1097: 1089: 1084: 1076: 1071: 1063: 1058: 1050: 1045: 1037: 1032: 1024: 1019: 1011: 1006: 998: 993: 985: 980: 972: 967: 958: 957: 952: 943: 942: 937: 924: 907: 901: 895: 887: 874: 868: 860: 855: 854: 841: 840: 836: 824: 823: 819: 806: 802: 790: 786: 776: 774: 755: 754: 735: 728: 715: 714: 710: 691: 690: 686: 677: 675: 656: 655: 651: 642: 640: 618: 617: 613: 603: 601: 572: 571: 567: 562: 545: 539: 474: 426: 328:5, imbricated; 315: 274:containing the 251: 247: 242: 226: 215: 209: 196: 176: 88: 80: 69: 65: 58: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1662: 1660: 1652: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1616: 1615: 1609: 1608: 1606: 1605: 1601:wfo-0000364258 1592: 1579: 1566: 1553: 1540: 1527: 1514: 1501: 1488: 1472: 1470: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1456:wfo-0000583977 1447: 1434: 1421: 1408: 1395: 1382: 1369: 1356: 1343: 1330: 1317: 1304: 1291: 1278: 1265: 1252: 1239: 1226: 1216: 1201: 1185: 1183: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1173: 1169:wfo-4000006535 1160: 1147: 1134: 1121: 1108: 1095: 1082: 1069: 1056: 1043: 1030: 1017: 1004: 991: 978: 965: 950: 934: 932: 926: 925: 920: 914: 913: 899:Patrick Browne 880: 859: 858:External links 856: 853: 852: 834: 828:Medical botany 817: 813:External links 800: 796:External links 784: 733: 726: 708: 705:. p. 371. 693:Linnaeus, Carl 684: 658:Linnaeus, Carl 649: 611: 564: 563: 561: 558: 543:, January 1494 537: 481:J. 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Blodgett 473: 470: 466:William Winter 461:Drimys winteri 452:Patrick Browne 425: 422: 396:medullary rays 314: 311: 307:white cinnamon 258: 257: 235: 234: 228: 227: 216: 205: 204: 198: 197: 190: 188: 184: 183: 169: 165: 164: 159: 155: 154: 149: 145: 144: 139: 132: 131: 126: 119: 118: 113: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 82: 81: 63: 60: 59: 54: 51: 50: 42: 41: 16:Genus of trees 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1661: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1621: 1619: 1602: 1597: 1593: 1589: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1571: 1567: 1563: 1558: 1554: 1550: 1545: 1541: 1537: 1532: 1528: 1524: 1519: 1515: 1511: 1506: 1502: 1498: 1493: 1489: 1484: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1465: 1457: 1452: 1448: 1444: 1439: 1435: 1431: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1413: 1409: 1405: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1387: 1383: 1379: 1374: 1370: 1366: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1348: 1344: 1340: 1335: 1331: 1327: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1270: 1266: 1262: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1244: 1240: 1236: 1231: 1227: 1223: 1217: 1212: 1206: 1202: 1197: 1191: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1178: 1170: 1165: 1161: 1157: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1009: 1005: 1001: 996: 992: 988: 983: 979: 975: 970: 966: 961: 955: 951: 946: 940: 936: 935: 933: 931: 927: 923: 918: 912: 906: 900: 894: 893: 886: 885: 881: 879: 873: 867: 866: 862: 861: 857: 848: 844: 838: 835: 830: 829: 821: 818: 814: 810: 804: 801: 797: 793: 788: 785: 772: 768: 767: 762: 758: 752: 750: 748: 746: 744: 742: 740: 738: 734: 729: 723: 719: 712: 709: 704: 703: 698: 694: 688: 685: 673: 669: 668: 663: 659: 653: 650: 639: 635: 631: 630: 625: 623: 615: 612: 599: 594: 590: 586: 585: 580: 578: 569: 566: 559: 557: 555: 554:Philip Miller 551: 542: 536: 532: 530: 526: 524: 523: 518: 517: 512: 511: 506: 505: 500: 499: 494: 493: 488: 487: 482: 478: 471: 469: 467: 463: 462: 457: 453: 449: 445: 444: 439: 438: 434: 430: 423: 421: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 401: 397: 393: 389: 384: 382: 378: 374: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 346: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 312: 310: 308: 304: 303:wild cinnamon 300: 299:cinnamon bark 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 277: 273: 270: 266: 265: 256: 254: 250: 245: 241: 236: 233: 229: 224: 220: 214: 212: 206: 203: 202:Binomial name 199: 195: 194: 189: 186: 185: 180: 175: 174: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 157: 156: 153: 150: 147: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 121: 120: 117: 116:Tracheophytes 114: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 98: 97: 92: 87: 83: 77: 72: 71:Least Concern 61: 57: 52: 48: 43: 40: 36: 33: 29: 22: 1467: 1180: 929: 891: 883: 864: 846: 837: 827: 820: 812: 808: 803: 795: 791: 787: 775:. 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Index

Canella (surname)
Canela

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Magnoliids
Canellales
Canellaceae
Canella
P. Browne
Binomial name
L.
Gaertn.
Synonyms
Murray
L.
monospecific
genus
species
Caribbean
Florida Keys
Barbados
cinnamon
Flowers

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