Amazonas ocotea, American cinnamon
Ocotea quixos

Family: Lauraceae

What it is like

A medium sized tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America

How it is used for food

The leaves and flower clayx are eaten fresh or dried.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Flowers oil, leaves, bark - spice

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Anis ahwa, Canela, Canelon, Ishpingo, Ishingu, Ishpinku, Ispingo, Louro, Moena, Ocaruhue viqui

Synonyms

Borbonia peruviana Juss. ex Steud.; Acrodiclidium cinnamomoides (Kunth) Mez; Laurus quixos Lam.; Licaria quixos (Lam.) Kosterm.; Mespilidaphne pretiosa Nees & Mart. [Illegitimate]; Nectandra cinnamomoides (Kunth) Nees; and others