PLANTS Profile for Canella winterana (wild cinnamon)

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PLANTS Profile

Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.
wild cinnamon

Symbol:

CAWI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Canellaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

	CAAL18	Canella alba Murray
	LAWI	Laurus winterana L.

Distribution:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

View 2 genera in Canellaceae, 1 species in Canella

Classification:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Magnoliales
Family	Canellaceae – Canella family
Genus	Canella P. Br. – wild cinnamon
Species	Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn. – wild cinnamon

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
wild cinnamon		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184100.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 08:08 AM MDT