My sources list a genus Canella in the Canellaceae and say it is a
source of medicine and fish poison. Nothing about an ornamental.
"Canela" and variants are common names for cinnamon or cinnamon
smelling/looking plants. This may be a common name someone has cooked
up in reference to the color of the fruits.
M. Reed
Gene Newcomb wrote:
>> We have received a sample of this dyed and lacquered fruiting
> inflorescence and have no idea what it is scientifically. Perhaps a
> palm, but not sure. Is anyone familiar with it? It is certainly not
> Canella of the Canellaceae. Fruits are one seeded (seed coat is very
> hard like a date seed) with a brittle fruit wall with a scale-like
> pattern that does not show up well in the picture at the site below.
>>http://www.theflowermart.com/cart.asp?whichpage=&mode=price&category=Exotics&item=574>> Thanks for your input.
>> Gene Newcomb
