Cinnamodendron corticosum
Miers
Canellaceae
Cinnamodendron rubrum Griseb.
Common Name: Mountain Cinnamon
General Information
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.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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.
Range
Caribbean - Jamaica.
Habitat
Rainforest 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.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 7.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the humid tropics, growing at low to medium elevations.
Edible Uses
The bark is used as a spice[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
The bark was used formerly as a substitute for Winter's Bark (Drimys winteri)[
346- Title
- Economic Plants. An index to Economic Products of the Vegetable Kingdom in Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W.
- Publisher
- Government of Jamaica, Kingston.
- Year
- 1891
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A nice little guide giving a terse description and details of useful plants grown economically in Jamaica. Rather dated, so many of the names have been changed since then. Also available for download from the Internet.
]. It is considered to be stimulant, tonic, aromatic, and antiscorbutic[
346- Title
- Economic Plants. An index to Economic Products of the Vegetable Kingdom in Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W.
- Publisher
- Government of Jamaica, Kingston.
- Year
- 1891
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A nice little guide giving a terse description and details of useful plants grown economically in Jamaica. Rather dated, so many of the names have been changed since then. Also available for download from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
