1743. Canella

Nomenclature

White cinnamon; wild cinnamon; false Winter's bark; Bahama white wood; wild canilla.

Description and references

Bark of Canella alba Murr. (C. winterana Gaertn.), Canellaceae. Habit. W. Indies and Florida. Constit. Eugenol, cineol, terpenes, caryophyllene, mannitol, resin, cancellin.

Use

As spice and as an addition to smoking tobacco.