Canellaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Cinnamodendron corticosum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mountain cinnamon is a tree growing from 3 - 10 metres tall[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a spice and medicine. The plant is listed as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009) due to severe habitat destruction[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Jamaica.

HabitatRainforest at elevations from 300 - 1,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].