Canella winterana

Canella winterana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Canellales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Canellales

Familia: Canellaceae
Genus: Canella
Species: C. winterana

Name

Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: t. 77 (1788).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Winterana canella L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1045 (1759).
  • Canella alba Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 443 (1784).
  • Canella laurifolia Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 65 (1826).
  • Canella obtusifolia Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 1: 348 (1858).
  • Canella canella (L.) H.Karst., Deut. Fl.: 626 (1882), not validly publ.
  • Winterana obtusifolia (Miers) Warb. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6): 317 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida. Regional: Mexico Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan) Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl.`(Anegada, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, La Desirade, Les Saintes, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent) Regional: Northern South America Venezuela (Zulia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Gaertner, J. 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum: accedunt seminum centuriae quinque priores cum tabulis Aeneis LXXIX. 384 pp, LXXIX pl. Stuttgart: Typis Academiae Carolinae. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 371. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Canella winterana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Canella winterana. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 08 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Canella winterana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Canella, Wild cinnamon, Cinnamon-bark
español: Canelero de Cuba

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