Canellaceae

Canella P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 275 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Florida, SE. Mexico, Caribbean to Venezuela.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen glabrous trees or shrubs, the bark and leaves pleasantly aromatic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers purple, red or violet in terminal, bracteolate corymbs; petals 5, petaloid scales lacking; stamens 10–20, the anthers contiguous on the filament-tube; ovary with 2 or 3 parietal placentas, each bearing 2 ovules
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Berry globose, the gelatinous pulp enclosing few, obovoid to globose seeds.
Distribution
A genus of 2 species, one occurring in Florida and the West Indies, the other in Colombia.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0