View source for Canella ← Canella You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Canella |accepted_authority=P. Browne |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica, |place=275, plate 27, fig. 3. 1756 |year=1756 }} |common_names=Canella or wild-cinnamon;Latin canella;cinnamon;related to cana;cane or reed;and |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Canellaceae;Canella |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Canellaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Canella]]</div></div> |etymology=ella, diminutive, because of the tightly rolled bark when dried |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="tree atypical some measurement;tree atypical some measurement;tree some measurement"><b>Trees </b>[or large, sprawling shrubs], (3-) 8-10 (-15) m.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="bark coloration"><b>Bark </b>whitish gray.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem orientation"><b>Stems </b>erect [to prostrate].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf-blade depth;leaf-blade coloration;leaf-blade reflectance;leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade width;leaf-blade texture;base shape;apex shape;apex shape;apex shape;apex shape;apex shape"><b>Leaf-</b>blade deep green, shiny, obovate to oblanceolate, thick, leathery, base acute, apex rounded, notched, or blunt;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="oil cell odor;burning shape">oil cells possibly evident as pellucid dots, emitting strong aromatic odor when broken, causing sharp burning sensation on tongue when bitten.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence arrangement;flower quantity"><b>Inflorescences </b>of 5-40 flowers, crowded toward end of stem.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower reproduction"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual, protogynous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="sepal coloration;sepal arrangement;sepal width">sepals green, imbricate, thick;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="petal fusion;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal width">petals basally connate, dark red to violet, lighter at base, thick;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 10;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="filament fusion;pistil position relational;tube prominence;tube variability">filaments connate into tube surrounding pistil, tube protruding slightly beyond anthers and nearly equal to length of petals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="anther dehiscence">anthers extrorsely dehiscent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="pistil shape">pistil flask-shaped;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovary shape">ovary conic;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="style height or length or size">style short;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="stigma shape">stigma 2-lobed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="berry shape;berry texture;age coloration;age coloration"><b>Berry </b>changing from green through red to dark purple with age, globose, fleshy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>shiny, hard.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="seed reflectance;seed texture;x chromosome quantity">x=14.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical regions in North America;West Indies;and ne South America |discussion=<p>Species 1 (1 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>An early report of a second species in the Maracaibo region of Venezuela and reports of either species in Colombia appear unfounded.</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=wilson1964a |text=Wilson, T.K. 1964. Comparative morphology of the Canellaceae. III. Pollen. Bot. Gaz. 125(3): 192-197. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=wilson1966a |text=Wilson, T.K. 1966. Comparative morphology of the Canellaceae. IV. Floral morphology and conclusions. Amer. J.Bot. 53(4): 336-343. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=wilson1986a |text=Wilson, T.K. 1986. The natural history of Canella alba (Canellaceae). In: R.R. Smith, ed. 1986. Proceedings of the First Symposium on the Botany of the Bahamas.... San Salvador, Bahamas. Pp. 101-115. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Canella |author= |authority=P. Browne |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Canellaceae |distribution=Tropical regions in North America;West Indies;and ne South America |reference=wilson1964a;wilson1966a;wilson1986a |publication title=Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica, |publication year=1756 |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/287ef3db526bd807d435a3c7423ef2df1e951227/V3/V3_1136.xml |genus=Canella |age coloration=dark purple;green through red |anther dehiscence=dehiscent |apex shape=blunt;notched;blunt;notched;rounded |bark coloration=whitish gray |base shape=acute |berry shape=globose |berry texture=fleshy |burning shape=sharp |filament fusion=connate |flower quantity=5;40 |flower reproduction=protogynous;bisexual |inflorescence arrangement=crowded |leaf-blade coloration=green |leaf-blade depth=deep |leaf-blade reflectance=shiny |leaf-blade shape=obovate;oblanceolate |leaf-blade texture=leathery |leaf-blade width=thick |oil cell odor=evident |ovary shape=conic |petal coloration=lighter;dark red;violet |petal fusion=connate |petal width=thick |pistil position relational=surrounding |pistil shape=flask--shaped |seed reflectance=shiny |seed texture=hard |sepal arrangement=imbricate |sepal coloration=green |sepal width=thick |stamen quantity=10 |stem orientation=erect |stigma shape=2-lobed |style height or length or size=short |tree atypical some measurement=10m;15m |tree some measurement=8m;10m |tube prominence=protruding |tube variability=equal |x chromosome quantity=14 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Canellaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Canellaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Canella.